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The 'River Washburn' is a river in Yorkshire, England. It originates high in the Yorkshire Dales and ends where it meets the River Wharfe.
The river's source is at Washburn Head, just south of Stump Cross and from there flows southwards via Thruscross Reservoir, Blubberhouses, Fewston Reservoir, Swinsty Reservoir and Lindley Wood Reservoir before joining the River Wharfe just north-west of Pool-in-Wharfedale.
The Washburn has been dammed to a series of four reservoirs, all built to supply water to the city of Leeds. The lower three (Lindley Wood, Swinsty and Fewston) were built at the end on the 19th century, while the fourth, Thruscross, was delayed until the 1960s.[1]
★ The Washburn by Tom Bradley (published 1895, reprinted 1988)
★ Washburn Valley Yesterday Vol II by David Alred. ISBN 1-85825-160-5
★ Rivers of the United Kingdom
1. Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam, Bowtell, Harold D, , , Plateway Press, 1991, ISBN 1-871980-09-7
The River Washburn approaching Lindley Wood Reservoir
| Contents |
| Course |
| Reservoirs |
| Further Reading |
| See also |
| References |
Course
The river's source is at Washburn Head, just south of Stump Cross and from there flows southwards via Thruscross Reservoir, Blubberhouses, Fewston Reservoir, Swinsty Reservoir and Lindley Wood Reservoir before joining the River Wharfe just north-west of Pool-in-Wharfedale.
Reservoirs
The Washburn has been dammed to a series of four reservoirs, all built to supply water to the city of Leeds. The lower three (Lindley Wood, Swinsty and Fewston) were built at the end on the 19th century, while the fourth, Thruscross, was delayed until the 1960s.[1]
Further Reading
The Washburn valley with Swinsty Reservoir in the foreground and Fewston Reservoir beyond
★ The Washburn by Tom Bradley (published 1895, reprinted 1988)
★ Washburn Valley Yesterday Vol II by David Alred. ISBN 1-85825-160-5
See also
★ Rivers of the United Kingdom
References
1. Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam, Bowtell, Harold D, , , Plateway Press, 1991, ISBN 1-871980-09-7
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