Upper Rivington Reservoir

Upper Rivington Reservoir
Upper Rivington Reservoir
Upper Rivington Reservoir Shown within Chorley Borough
Location	Lancashire,England
Coordinates	53°37′44″N2°34′24″W
Type	reservoir
Basincountries	United Kingdom

Upper Rivington Reservoiris situated centrally in theRivingtonchain ofreservoirs,on theWest Pennine MoorsinLancashire,England, between Rivington andAnglezarke.The engineer for the Rivington reservoirs wasThomas Hawksleyand construction forLiverpool Corporation Waterworkstook place between 1852 and 1857. The two dams of the Upper Rivington reservoir are the 292-yard (267 m) Horrobin Embankment that separates it from the lower reservoir and carries a road into the village from the west, and the 292-yard (267 m) long, 40 foot (12.2 m) high Yarrow Embankment.

There is an island. A bridleway and residence,The Streetare on the side of the reservoir. It is a popular walking destination, betweenAnglezarke Reservoirto the north,Lower Rivington Reservoirto the south, andYarrow reservoirto the east.

Street Bottoms and Street Wood were lost with the formation of the reservoir.