List of reservoirs in England and Wales by volume

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The following page lists the largest reservoirs by volume in England and Wales.

Rank Name Owner Location Year Built Nominal volume m³ Surface area m² Ref.
1 Kielder Water Northumbrian Water Northumberland 1981 199,000,000 10,860,000 [1]
2 Rutland Water Anglian Water Rutland 1976 124,000,000 12,600,000 [1]
3 Haweswater United Utilities Cumbria 1935 84,840,000 3,900,000 [1]
4 Llyn Celyn Welsh Water Gwynedd 1965 80,930,850 3,300,000 [1]
5 Llyn Brianne Welsh Water Powys 1972 64,400,000 2,096,000 [1]
6 Llyn Brenig Welsh Water Denbighshire 1976 61,500,000 3,725,000 [1]
7 Lake Vyrnwy Severn Trent Water Powys 1888 59,700,000 4,536,000 [1]
8 Grafham Water Anglian Water Cambridgeshire 1965 57,800,000 6,280,000 [1]
9 Llyn Clywedog Severn Trent Water Powys 1967 49,940,000 2,490,000 [1]
10 Cow Green Reservoir Northumbrian Water Teesdale 1971 40,914,000 3,120,000 [1]
11 Thirlmere United Utilities Cumbria 1894 40,714,999 3,290,000 [1]
12 Claerwen Welsh Water Powys 1952 40,307,000 2,630,000 [1]
13 Derwent Reservoir Northumbrian Water County Durham 1965 40,060,000 405,000 [1]
14 Roadford Lake South West Water Devon 1989 36,910,000 2,987,000 [1]
15 Caban Coch Welsh Water Powys 1904 35,531,000 2,023,000 [1]
16 Llyn Trawsfynydd Magnox Ltd Gwynedd 1928 33,190,000 4,800,000 [1]
17 Nant y Moch Statkraft Ceredigion 1964 32,564,000 2,630,000 [1]
18 Queen Mother Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1976 31,492,000 1,922,000 [1]
19 Bewl Water Southern Water Kent 1975 31,000,000 3,120,000 [1]
20 Queen Mary Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1931 30,363,000 2,863,000 [1]
21 Colliford Lake South West Water Cornwall 1983 29,100,000 3,660,000 [1]
22 Ladybower Reservoir Severn Trent Water Derbyshire 1943 27,800,000 2,100,000 [1]
23 Hanningfield Reservoir Essex and Suffolk Water Essex 1957 27,721,000 3,536,000 [1]
24 Wraysbury Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1970 26,910,000 2,023,000 [1]
25 Abberton Reservoir Essex and Suffolk Water Essex 1939 25,721,000 4,900,000 [1]
26 Llandegfedd Reservoir Welsh Water Monmouthshire 1965 24,660,000 1,760,445 [1]
27 Draycote Water Severn Trent Water Warwickshire 1969 22,730,000 2,430,000 [1]
28 Grimwith Reservoir Yorkshire Water North Yorkshire 1983 22,200,000 1,500,000 [1]
29 Wimbleball Lake South West Water Somerset 1979 21,541,000 1,620,000 [1]
30 Chew Valley Lake Bristol Water Somerset 1956 20,457,000 4,856,000 [1]
31 Balderhead Reservoir Northumbrian Water County Durham 1961 19,618,000 1,170,000 [1]
32 King George VI Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1947 18,732,000 1,420,000 [1]
33 Blithfield Reservoir South Staffordshire Water Staffordshire 1953 18,172,000 3,190,000 [1]
34 Pitsford Water Anglian Water Northamptonshire 1956 17,545,000 3,030,000 [1]
35 Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1962 16,809,000 1,283,000 [1]
36 William Girling Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1951 16,500,000 1,350,000 [1]
37 Pontsticill Reservoir Welsh Water Powys 1927 15,640,000 1,412,000 [1]
38 Selset Reservoir Northumbrian Water County Durham 1960 15,320,000 1,110,000 [1]
39 Alwen Reservoir Welsh Water Conwy 1921 14,564,200 1,490,000 [1]
40 King George V Reservoir Thames Water Greater London 1912 13,970,000 1,720,000 [1]
41 Foremark Reservoir Severn Trent Water Derbyshire 1977 13,193,486 930,000 [1]
42 Usk Reservoir Welsh Water Powys 1955 12,253,000 1,160,000 [1]
43 Stocks Reservoir United Utilities Lancashire 1932 12,006,000 1,390,000 [1]
44 Talybont Reservoir Welsh Water Powys 1939 11,668,000 1,272,000 [1]
45 Covenham Reservoir Anglian Water Lincolnshire 1972 10,900,000 882,000 [1]
46 Catcleugh Reservoir Northumbrian Water Northumberland 1905 10,480,000 107,000 [1]
47 Scar House Reservoir Yorkshire Water North Yorkshire 1936 10,069,000 700,000 [1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Environment Agency. "Public Register of Reservoirs". Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Compiles a database of reservoirs in England and Wales.
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