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List of dams and reservoirs; List of reservoirs in the United Kingdom by volume. Geography of the United Kingdom; List of lakes in England; List of loughs in Ireland; List of lochs in Scotland; List of lakes in Wales; List of rivers of the United Kingdom; Waterways in the United Kingdom
Name Country County Grid Ref. Location Maximum volume m 3 [1] Planning date Completion date 26 Abberton: England: Essex: TL9810018300 39,000,000: 1935 [i] 1939 175 Agden: England: South Yorkshire: SK2610092300
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Haweswater is a reservoir in the valley of Mardale, Cumbria in the Lake District, England.Work to raise the height of the original natural lake was started in 1929. It was controversially dammed after the UK Parliament passed a local act of Parliament, the Manchester Corporation Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5.
Australian place names changed from German names during WWI; Azerbaijan naming controversy; Britain and Ireland naming disputes; British Isles naming dispute. Northern Ireland: The often-disputed alternative names for Northern Ireland are summarised in 'Northern Ireland' and discussed in detail in 'Alternative names for Northern Ireland'.
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The name Kielder was first recorded in 1309 as Keldre. [3] Originating as a river name, [3] Kielder may have the same origin as the various rivers named Calder, such as the one in West Yorkshire. [3] [4] The name may be derived from the Brittonic caleto-/ā, with the root sense of "hard" (Welsh caled), [4] suffixed with -duβr meaning "water ...