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Castle Carrock Reservoir

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Castle Carrock Reservoir is an artificial open reservoir in the civil parish of Castle Carrock, south of the village, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The reservoir is quite unusual in that it holds water from a different catchment to which it is located. In fact, no water is taken from its own catchment area, that of Castle Carrock Beck, which is culverted around the side of the reservoir. The reservoir takes water, via a 20" pipe, from the rivers New Water and Old Water near their confluence to form the River Gelt. The Castle Carrock reservoir then supplies a reservoir at Cumwhinton via a 16" pipe, for onward supply to Carlisle and the surrounding area via a 21" pipe. Cumwhinton Water Treatment Works pumps water from the nearby River Eden as well as taking water, by gravity, from Castle Carrock Reservoir. The reservoir contains a treatment works and is part of the wider Geltsdale Scheme, developed to provide water to Carlisle and its surrounding area. The reservoir sits at 151 metres above sea level, has a surface area of 0.18 square kilometres, and a mean depth of 4.674 metres. The reservoir is currently owned and operated by United Utilities.

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