Location County Durham, England Basin countries United Kingdom | Type reservoir | |
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Similar Balderhead Reservoir, Hury Reservoir, Grassholme Reservoir, Burnhope Reservoir, Tunstall Reservoir | ||
Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles (7 km) west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees.
Map of Blackton Reservoir, Barnard Castle, UK
It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale.
Blackton is one of a series of reservoirs on the same stretch of the Balder, located immediately downstream of the larger Balderhead Reservoir and being almost continuous with Hury Reservoir further downstream.
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