Chelker Reservoir

Chelker Reservoir
The reservoir with the former wind farm at the opposite side of the lake.
Location Draughton, North Yorkshire
Coordinates SEO551
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows River Wharfe
Basin countries United Kingdom
Surface area 52.3 acres (212,000 m2)
Shore length1 1.5 miles (2.4 km)[1]
Surface elevation 725 feet (221 m) above sea level[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Chelker Reservoir is a man made lake in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the parish of Draughton, immediately north of the A65 road, between Skipton and the village of Addingham. It was put into service in 1866 and serves the Bradford area; it is currently owned by Yorkshire Water. The reservoir's main inflow is the River Wharfe.

Chelker Wind Farm

In 1992 a wind farm, 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chelker Reservoir". British Lakes. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Gallon, Andrew (2014). Braddy, Adrian, ed. "North York Moors, York & coast". Dalesman Visitor Guides: 17. ISSN 2049-1441.
  3. ↑ "Wind farms: A triumph to put wind in your sails". The Telegraph. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

Coordinates: 53°57′36″N 1°54′55″W / 53.95997°N 1.91514°W / 53.95997; -1.91514

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.