Tittesworth reservoir

Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. The reservoir was built in 1858 and extended in 1963.[1] Tittesworth is the second largest reservoir by volume in the county of Staffordshire. The Peak District Boundary Walk runs past the reservoir.[2]

Tittesworth Reservoir
Tittesworth Reservoir
LocationStaffordshire
Coordinates53.134°N 2.013°W / 53.134; -2.013
Lake typereservoir
Primary inflowsRiver Churnet
Primary outflowsRiver Churnet
Managing agencySevern Trent Water
Built1963
Max. length1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Max. width0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi)
Surface area760,000 square metres (190 acres)
Water volume6,440,000m³ (1.4 billion gallons)
Shore length16.6 kilometres (4.1 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References

  1. A P Baggs, M F Cleverdon, D A Johnston and N J Tringham, 'Leek: Tittesworth', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands, ed. C R J Currie and M W Greenslade (London, 1996), pp. 232-239 British History Online, accessed 18 December 2015.
  2. McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
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