Smiddy Shaw Reservoir

{{Short description| A reservoir in County Durham, England}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

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| name = Smiddy Shaw Reservoir

| image = Smiddy Shaw Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 32041.jpg

| caption = Smiddy Shaw Reservoir

| alt = A large reservoir surrounded by upland

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| location = County Durham, England

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| type = reservoir

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| agency=Northumbrian Water

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Smiddy Shaw Reservoir is one of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Waskerley and Hisehope Reservoirs.

The reservoir, which was completed by 1872, is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water.Waskerley, Smiddyshaw, Hisehope (pdf downloadable at {{cite web |url=http://www.nwl.co.uk/EnvironmentMap.aspx |title=Our region |publisher=Northumbrian Water |accessdate=11 February 2011}}) It, and Waskerley, feed water under gravity to a water treatment works at Honey Hill,{{cite web |url=http://www.nwl.co.uk/waterresmanplanSEA.aspx |title=Final Water Resources Management Plan 2010-2035 |publisher=Northumbrian Water Ltd |accessdate=3 February 2011 |archive-date=19 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419060210/http://www.nwl.co.uk/waterresmanplanSEA.aspx |url-status=dead }}) while Hisehope feeds into Smiddy Shaw.

Smiddy Shaw and its two neighbouring reservoirs are located within the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest, which itself forms part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.