Exposed shoreline at the Booth Wood Reservoir
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Exposed shoreline at the Booth Wood Reservoir
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 3 Aug 2017
Booth Wood Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to Rishworth and Ripponden in Calderdale West Yorkshire. The reservoir was constructed between 1966 and 1971. It supplies water to Wakefield. The dam has a height of 157 feet (48 m).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.64509
Longitude
-1.955489