Brushes Reservoir is the second lowest reservoir of a series of four in the Brushes valley above
Stalybridge
Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.
Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...
in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
, England.
It was built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by
United Utilities
United Utilities Group plc (UU), the United Kingdom's largest listed water company, was founded in 1995 as a result of the merger of North West Water and NORWEB. The group manages the regulated water and waste water network in North West Englan ...
. The reservoir dam consists of a
clay core within an earth embankment.
Capacity
See also
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Walkerwood Reservoir
Walkerwood Reservoir is a reservoir in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities.
The revetment was increasi ...
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Lower Swineshaw Reservoir
Lower Swineshaw Reservoir is the second reservoir from the top of a series of four in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. It was built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operat ...
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Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
''For the reservoirs near Glossop, in Derbyshire, see Upper Swineshaw Reservoir and Swineshaw Reservoir (Derbyshire) ''
Higher Swineshaw Reservoir is the highest reservoir in a series of four in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater M ...
References
Reservoirs in Greater Manchester
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