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Harlaw Reservoir
Reservoir in City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated at the base of the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno.
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Location | City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°52′10″N 3°18′40″W |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
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It is located behind an earth gravity dam, constructed between 1843 and 1848 to the east and downstream of Threipmuir Reservoir, to a design by civil engineer James Jardine. The work was commissioned by the Edinburgh Water Company as a compensation reservoir for the Water of Leith.