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Godley Reservoir

Coordinates: 53°27′17″N 2°03′12″W / 53.4548°N 2.0534°W / 53.4548; -2.0534
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Godley Reservoir
A dam head with houses beyond
Godley Reservoir. Trig on a dam. Looking towards Werneth Low.
Godley Reservoir is located in Greater Manchester
Godley Reservoir
Godley Reservoir
LocationGodley, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°27′17″N 2°03′12″W / 53.4548°N 2.0534°W / 53.4548; -2.0534
TypeService reservoir
Primary inflowsMottram Tunnel, Arnfield Reservoir, Rhodeswood Reservoir
Primary outflowsAudenshaw Service Reservoirs, 30" trunk water main.
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Average depth21 ft (6.4 m)
Water volume280 million litres (62 million gallons)
Surface elevation478 ft (146 m)

The Godley Reservoir is a reservoir in Godley, Hyde, Greater Manchester. It was completed in 1851, as a critical part of the Longdendale Chain project that brings fresh water to Manchester.

The Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. cciii) gave permission for the construction of the Woodhead, Hollingworth and Arnfield reservoirs, and the construction of a masonry aqueduct to convey drinking water from Arnfield and Hollingworth to a service reservoir at Godley.

Water was captured from the River Etherow and stored in the great reservoirs and then flowed through the six-foot bore Mottram Tunnel to Godley. At Godley the water was filtered by passing it through straining frames made of oak and fine wires. It was chlorinated to remove bacteria and then entered Manchester's water distribution network. This method was successfully used until the early 1960s, when additional treatment works were built at Arnfield and Godley.[1]

In 2016 United Utilities completed the construction of a 3 MW 45,500-square-metre (11.2-acre) floating solar farm, the second and largest of its type in the UK, on the reservoir.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Quayle, Tom (2006). Manchester's water: The reservoirs in the hills. Tempus Publishing. pp. 8, 24, 25, 119. ISBN 0-7524-3198-6.
  2. ^ Britton, Paul (27 October 2015). "Work starts on £3.5m floating solar farm at Godley Reservoir in Hyde". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "UK solar's first steps on the water". Solar Power Portal. 30 March 2016.