Loganlea Reservoir is a small
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 control ...
in the
Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around in length, and runs southwest from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.
Etymology
The name is first recorded for the farm of Pentla ...
,
Midlothian,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
,
UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with
Glencorse Reservoir.
History
The reservoir was constructed by the
Edinburgh Water Company under the provisions of an
Act of Parliament
Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation
Primary legislation and secondary legislation (the latter also called delegated legislation or subordinate legislation) are two forms of law, created respectively by the legislat ...
obtained in 1847, and was completed in 1851. The containing dam is high, and the reservoir holds around of water.
Bibliography
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References
External links
Gazetteer for Scotland entry on Loganlea Reservoir
See also
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List of places in Midlothian
Reservoirs in Midlothian
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