Chelker Reservoir is a man-made lake in
North Yorkshire
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, England. It lies in the parish of
Draughton, immediately north of the
A65 road
The A65 is a major road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in West Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon, Guiseley, Ilkley and Skipton, west of Settle, Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale before terminating at Kendal in Cumbria.
Bypass ...
, between
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Aire and the Leeds ...
and the village of
Addingham
Addingham (formerly Haddincham , Odingehem 1086)Mills, A. D. (2003). ', Encyclopedia.com is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford West Yorkshire, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A65 road, A65, south-east ...
. It was put into service in 1866 and serves the
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...
area;
it is currently owned by
Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water is a British water supply and treatment utility company servicing West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire, in England. The company ...
. The reservoir's main inflow is the
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale.
...
.
Chelker Wind Farm
In 1992 a
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
, the third-ever in the United Kingdom, was erected on the north side of the reservoir. The wind farm consisted of four two-bladed turbines which generated 1.2MW and went online in December 1992. They were used to pump water from the River Wharfe up to the reservoir.
In 2013, after permission to enlarge the wind farm was refused, the turbines were demolished.
See also
*
List of lakes in England
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in England.
Largest lakes and reservoirs by surface area
Lakes larger than 5 hectares
This list is restricted to open bodies of fresh-water over 5 ha in area, because of the difficulty in establishi ...
*
List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom.
England Buckinghamshire
*Foxcote Reservoir, north of Buckingham
* Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston Turville and Wendover
Cambridgeshire
* Grafham Water
Cheshire
* Bollinhu ...
References
External links
Geograph.org photoThe Windpower.net – Chelker Reservoir windfarm, United-Kingdom
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Reservoirs in North Yorkshire