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Porth Reservoir

Coordinates: 50°25′11″N 5°0′5″W / 50.41972°N 5.00139°W / 50.41972; -5.00139
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Porth Reservoir
A road curving right with a lake in the middle distance
View west from the road to Nanswhyden
Porth Reservoir is located in Cornwall
Porth Reservoir
Porth Reservoir
LocationCornwall
Coordinates50°25′11″N 5°0′5″W / 50.41972°N 5.00139°W / 50.41972; -5.00139
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area40 acres (16 ha)
Surface elevationc.100ft (30 m)

Porth Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, most of which is in the parish of Colan. The concrete dam was completed in 1960, and the lake has a net capacity of approximately 113,000,000 gallons (514,000,000 litres).[1]

The reservoir has an area of about 40 acres (0.16 km2), and a perimeter of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km). It now operates as a coarse fishery, with a nature reserve at one end.[2]

The reservoir is principally fed by the small river that starts near Ruthvoes, about 4 miles (6 km) to the east. From the reservoir's outlet, the river flows to St Columb Porth, where it enters the sea.

Construction of the reservoir and dam was carried out by the Newquay & District Water Company. It was officially opened on 16 June 1960 by A. C. McLellan, then president of the Institution of Water Engineers.

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References

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  1. ^ "South West Water - Impounding reservoirs". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  2. ^ Cornwall, England, fishing - river, sea, trout, fly