Approaching Ryburn Reservoir
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Approaching Ryburn Reservoir
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 27 Apr 2016
Ryburn Reservoir is the lower of two reservoirs in the Ryburn Valley which were built by the Wakefield and District Waterworks to supply water to the town of Wakefield; the upper reservoir is Image It was also the first of the two to be built; it was completed in 1933. Its concrete dam is situated in a deep part of the valley, just outside the settlements of Ripponden and Rishworth.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.665137
Longitude
-1.965154