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Balderhead Reservoir

Balderhead Reservoir. © Hugh Mortimer - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Balderhead Reservoir was built in 1965 at an altitude of 330 metres. It spans an area of 114 hectares and has a depth of between 11 and 20 feet. It was the biggest dam in the country when it was built.

Balderhead Reservoir is one of three dams on the River Balder - a tributary of the River Tees. Water flows from here into Blackton Reservoir then into Hury reservoir, before reaching the Tees River.