Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Creigh Hill
Height: 498m / 1635ft • Prominence: 168m / 551ft • Summit : no feature: ground 3m NW of fence • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Backwater Dam Glenisla Angus Scotland
Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross. Backwater, together with the smaller Lintrathen Reservoir 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south, is capable of supplying some 300,000 people with drinking water. The project was initiated by the Dundee Corporation Waterworks in 1964 and absorbed into the newly created East of Scotland Water Board in 1968, before final completion and the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 October 1969. Scottish Water are the present owners and operators of the reservoir, following the amalgamation of the East of Scotland Water Authority with the West of Scotland and North of Scotland Water Authorities to form a single company. Scottish Water is owned by the Scottish Government. The dam is an embankment type, measuring 42.6 metres high by 570 metres long. The reservoir extends for 3 kilometres behind the dam and has a peak capacity of 24.55 million cubic metres (867×106 cu ft). An unclassified road runs across the spillway and embankment before following the east bank of the reservoir. This road runs for a further 2 kilometres before coming to an end. The dam was the first in Britain to use chemical grouting to create a waterproof barrier below the embankment. Balfour Beatty constructed the embankment and ancillary works. Soil Mechanics and Bachy Soletanche were responsible for the chemical grouting and for tunnelling work. Consulting engineer was Babtie, Shaw and Morton. Backwater Reservoir is located within Glen Isla. The reservoir can be reached by taking the B951 turn-off from the A93 (around 5 miles south of Spittal of Glenshee) to the north-west, or from the A926 at Kirriemuir to the south-east. The perimeter of the reservoir forms a popular walking route.
26-Feb-23 • saxon1952 • flickr
nature landscape outdoors scenery backwaterdam angus clouds hills panorama light walking visitors stitched multiimages dam dramatic widevista backwater scenic picturesque reservoir 53147919628
Backwater Reservoir dam (M2237504 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f5.6 1_1250s)
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 201706 2017 q2 backwater reservoir angus scotland uk glenisla widescreen landscape structure dam water olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless june geotagged mft wide scape 35209392610
Backwater Reservoir dam (M2237522 E-M1ii 18mm iso200 f5.6 1_640s)
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
road uk water square landscape scotland angus dam transport structure reservoir backwater q2 glenisla 2017 201706 20170623 olympus ii omd m43 mirrorless microfourthirds em1ii june geotagged mft scape 34787213553
Comparison (M2237557 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f8) montage
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla. Top: 64 frames of 1.3s each, averaged. Middle: an average of top and bottom. Bottom: live composite of 313* frames at 0.8s each. * if I'm interpreting the exif data correctly.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 201706 2017 q2 backwater reservoir angus scotland uk glenisla modified bw black white silver efex le long exposure live composite average averaged landscape water stacked olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless june geotagged mft scape 34787219153
Average (M2237557 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f8 1.3s)
Backwater Reservoir. One taken as a conventional long exposure, and the other in live composite mode.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 backwater reservoir dykend 201706 2017 q2 angus scotland uk widescreen bw black white silver efex landscape le long exposure average averaged modified shore water olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless mmf3 43 fourthirds zuiko 918mm nd tripod mft june geotagged ft wide scape 35582266335
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Backwater Dam Glenisla Angus Scotland
Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross. Backwater, together with the smaller Lintrathen Reservoir 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south, is capable of supplying some 300,000 people with drinking water. The project was initiated by the Dundee Corporation Waterworks in 1964 and absorbed into the newly created East of Scotland Water Board in 1968, before final completion and the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 October 1969. Scottish Water are the present owners and operators of the reservoir, following the amalgamation of the East of Scotland Water Authority with the West of Scotland and North of Scotland Water Authorities to form a single company. Scottish Water is owned by the Scottish Government. The dam is an embankment type, measuring 42.6 metres high by 570 metres long. The reservoir extends for 3 kilometres behind the dam and has a peak capacity of 24.55 million cubic metres (867×106 cu ft). An unclassified road runs across the spillway and embankment before following the east bank of the reservoir. This road runs for a further 2 kilometres before coming to an end. The dam was the first in Britain to use chemical grouting to create a waterproof barrier below the embankment. Balfour Beatty constructed the embankment and ancillary works. Soil Mechanics and Bachy Soletanche were responsible for the chemical grouting and for tunnelling work. Consulting engineer was Babtie, Shaw and Morton. Backwater Reservoir is located within Glen Isla. The reservoir can be reached by taking the B951 turn-off from the A93 (around 5 miles south of Spittal of Glenshee) to the north-west, or from the A926 at Kirriemuir to the south-east. The perimeter of the reservoir forms a popular walking route.
26-Feb-23 • saxon1952 • flickr
nature landscape outdoors scenery backwaterdam angus clouds hills panorama light walking visitors stitched multiimages dam dramatic widevista backwater scenic picturesque reservoir 53147919628
Backwater Reservoir dam (M2237504 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f5.6 1_1250s)
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 201706 2017 q2 backwater reservoir angus scotland uk glenisla widescreen landscape structure dam water olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless june geotagged mft wide scape 35209392610
Backwater Reservoir dam (M2237522 E-M1ii 18mm iso200 f5.6 1_640s)
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
road uk water square landscape scotland angus dam transport structure reservoir backwater q2 glenisla 2017 201706 20170623 olympus ii omd m43 mirrorless microfourthirds em1ii june geotagged mft scape 34787213553
Comparison (M2237557 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f8) montage
Backwater Reservoir, Glenisla. Top: 64 frames of 1.3s each, averaged. Middle: an average of top and bottom. Bottom: live composite of 313* frames at 0.8s each. * if I'm interpreting the exif data correctly.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 201706 2017 q2 backwater reservoir angus scotland uk glenisla modified bw black white silver efex le long exposure live composite average averaged landscape water stacked olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless june geotagged mft scape 34787219153
Average (M2237557 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f8 1.3s)
Backwater Reservoir. One taken as a conventional long exposure, and the other in live composite mode.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 backwater reservoir dykend 201706 2017 q2 angus scotland uk widescreen bw black white silver efex landscape le long exposure average averaged modified shore water olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless mmf3 43 fourthirds zuiko 918mm nd tripod mft june geotagged ft wide scape 35582266335
Live composite (M2237623 E-M1ii 9mm iso200 f8 0.8s)
Backwater Reservoir. One taken as a conventional long exposure, and the other in live composite mode.
23-Jun-17 • Mel Stephens • flickr
20170623 backwater reservoir dykend 201706 2017 q2 angus scotland uk widescreen bw black white silver efex landscape le long exposure live composite shore water olympus omd em1ii ii m43 microfourthirds mirrorless mmf3 43 fourthirds zuiko 918mm nd tripod mft best june geotagged ft very wide wallpaper screensaver scape gps 34773358623
Backwater Reservoir
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Backwater Reservoir
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Backwater Reservoir
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Nice little hill north of kirriemuir.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.