Baitings Reservoir

Baitings Reservoir
Location West Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°39′57″N 1°59′25″W / 53.66583°N 1.99028°W / 53.66583; -1.99028Coordinates: 53°39′57″N 1°59′25″W / 53.66583°N 1.99028°W / 53.66583; -1.99028
Type reservoir
Basin countries United Kingdom

Baitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the higher of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1956.[1] The lower reservoir is Ryburn Reservoir.

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