Edgelaw Reservoir is an artificial
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in
Midlothian,
Scotland
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,
UK, four miles west of
Temple
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.
It was created in 1880 by
James Leslie and his son
Alexander
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.
See also
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Gladhouse Reservoir
Gladhouse Reservoir, formerly known as Moorfoot Loch, is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, five miles (8 km) south of Penicuik. It is the most southerly reservoir in Midlothian, as well as being the largest area of freshwater in the Lot ...
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Glencorse Reservoir
Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills.
It is retained by an earth dam, and it was built between 1820 and 1824 by James Jardine to provide water for the mills of Auchendin ...
*North Esk Reservoir
*Rosebery Reservoir
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List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom.
England Buckinghamshire
* Foxcote Reservoir, north of Buckingham
*Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston Turville and Wendover
Cambridgeshire
* Grafham Water
Cheshire
* Bollinh ...
References
External links
A Forest Habitat for Edinburgh and the LothiansGeograph photo 32399, Edgelaw ReservoirGeograph photo 711114, Edgelaw Reservoir
Reservoirs in Midlothian
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