| Audenshaw Reservoirs | |
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| Location | Between Audenshaw and Denton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′50″N2°07′14″W / 53.48056°N 2.12056°W /53.48056; -2.12056 |
| Type | Reservoirs |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 101.5 hectares (251 acres) (original) |
| Water volume | 5,500 cubic metres (1,200,000 imp gal) (original) |
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TheAudenshaw Reservoirs were constructed between 1877 and 1882 byManchester Corporation. They are located betweenAudenshaw andDenton, inGreater Manchester, England. Their construction was overseen byJohn Frederick Bateman. Part of the village of Audenshaw was demolished to make way for the three reservoirs. Also destroyed to allow their construction was a section ofNico Ditch.[1]
The three reservoirs – Audenshaw No.1, Audenshaw No. 2, and Audenshaw No. 3 – originally covered an area of 101.5 hectares (251 acres), and had a total capacity of 5,500 cubic metres (1,200,000 imp gal).[2] Reservoir number 3 was partly filled in during the 1990s, to make way for theM60 motorway.
The reservoirs are currently maintained byUnited Utilities plc and are not open to the general public. However, it is possible to obtain a permit to visit the reservoirs for leisure use. More recently, the reservoirs have been fenced off to the public, in preparation for the creation of asailing club on the water.[citation needed]
53°27′53″N2°07′50″W / 53.464784°N 2.130481°W /53.464784; -2.130481
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