Leighton Reservoir

Leighton Reservoir
Location North Yorkshire
Coordinates 54°12′11″N 1°45′24″W / 54.20306°N 1.75667°W / 54.20306; -1.75667Coordinates: 54°12′11″N 1°45′24″W / 54.20306°N 1.75667°W / 54.20306; -1.75667
Type reservoir
Basin countries United Kingdom

Leighton Reservoir is a reservoir which drains via the River Burn to the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Roundhill Reservoir and is about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Masham. It takes its name from the nearby village of Leighton.

Water from the reservoir is used to compensate for abstraction from the River Ure.[1]

Although not in Nidderdale, the reservoir is within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Nidderdale AONB website


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