Ryburn Reservoir shoreline
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ryburn Reservoir shoreline by Paul Harrop as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Ryburn Reservoir shoreline
Image: © Paul Harrop Taken: 25 Oct 2010
Looking along the northern arm of the reservoir towards the dam. The reservoir, in the valley of the River Ryburn, is operated by Yorkshire Water. Completed in 1933, it is the lower of two reservoirs built in the valley to supply Wakefield with water.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.665894
Longitude
-1.973417