Thirlmere Reservoir

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:reservoir
gptkbp:catchmentArea 37.5 km²
gptkbp:completedIn 1894
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:water_supply
gptkb:Manchester_Corporation
gptkbp:dam 23 m
396 m
earth embankment
gptkbp:damVolume 1,800,000 m³
gptkbp:elevation 178 m
gptkbp:formedByDamming River Thirlmere
gptkbp:hasAqueduct gptkb:Thirlmere_Aqueduct
gptkbp:hasDam Thirlmere Dam
gptkbp:hasIsland gptkb:Deer_Island
Armboth Island
Birk Crag Island
Birkside Island
Brackenrigg Island
Brown How Island
Castle Crag Island
Fisher Crag Island
Great How Island
Hawes How Island
Hawes Point Island
Long Moss Island
Raven Crag Island
Whelpside Island
Wythburn Island
gptkbp:hasRecreation birdwatching
cycling
fishing
walking
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thirlmere Reservoir
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Launchy_Gill
gptkb:Wyth_Burn
Dob Gill
gptkbp:length 6.4 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
gptkb:Lake_District
gptkb:Cumbria
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:United_Utilities
gptkbp:mapType gptkb:United_Kingdom_Lake_District
gptkbp:maximumDepth 36 m
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Grasmere
gptkb:Keswick
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Thirlmere_Aqueduct
Victorian engineering
scenic beauty
walking trails
controversy over flooding villages
gptkbp:originalLakes Leathes Water
Wythburn Water
gptkbp:osGridReference NY319140
gptkbp:outflow gptkb:St._John's_Beck
gptkbp:partOf Lake District National Park
gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:reservoirCapacity 29.5 million m³
gptkbp:surface 3.33 km²
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manchester_Corporation_Waterworks
gptkb:Manchester_water_supply_system
gptkb:Harrop_Tarn
gptkb:Raven_Crag
gptkb:Thirlmere_Aqueduct
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8