Simpson Ground Reservoir

Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Lake Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow. The reservoir, which covers an area of 6. 89ha, was established in 1957. The reservoir, at an altitude of 193m, measures 455x, and hs a capacity of 44 million gallons. A plaque near the bank commemorates the opening of the reservoir on May 4, 1957, at the time by the Lancashire County Council.

Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Lake Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow. The reservoir, which covers an area of 6. 89ha, was established in 1957. The reservoir, at an altitude of 193m, measures 455x, and hs a capacity of 44 million gallons. A plaque near the bank commemorates the opening of the reservoir on May 4, 1957, at the time by the Lancashire County Council.