Harlaw Reservoir

























Harlaw Reservoir
Location
City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland
Coordinates
55°52′10″N 3°18′40″W / 55.86944°N 3.31111°W / 55.86944; -3.31111Coordinates: 55°52′10″N 3°18′40″W / 55.86944°N 3.31111°W / 55.86944; -3.31111
Type reservoir

Basin countries
United Kingdom

Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated in the Pentland Hills near Malleny Mills, Balerno and Edinburgh.


It is located behind an earth gravity dam, constructed between 1843 and 1848 to the east and downstream of Threipmuir Reservoir, to a design by civil engineer James Jardine. The work was commissioned by the Edinburgh Water Company as part of their scheme to provide water supplies to Edinburgh and its surrounding areas.



See also


  • List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom


References





External links



  • Geograph image Harlaw Reservoir spillway

  • Geograph image: Path from Harlaw Reservoir to Threipmuir Reservoir










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