Smiddy Shaw Reservoir

Smiddy Shaw Reservoir
Smiddy Shaw Reservoir
Location	County Durham, England
Coordinates	54°48′40″N 1°56′02″W / 54.81111°N 1.93389°W / 54.81111; -1.93389
Type	reservoir
Catchment area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Managing agency	Northumbrian Water
Max. depth	12.3 m (40 ft)
Water volume	1.35 million cubic metres (1,090 acre·ft)
Surface elevation	340 m (1,120 ft) asl

Smiddy Shaw Reservoir is one of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Waskerley and Hisehope Reservoirs.

The reservoir, which was completed by 1872, is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water. It and Waskerley feed water under gravity to a water treatment works at Honey Hill, while Hisehope feeds into Smiddy Shaw.

Smiddy Shaw and its two neighbouring reservoirs are located within the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest, which itself forms part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.