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![Dist:0.7km<br/>The photo shows the retaining banks of the 'western' reservoir and, in the distance, the 'eastern' reservoir. However, the OS 1:50,000 map shows a third reservoir a few metres to the south [right] of the nearest bank. Strangely, this is NOT shown on the 1:25,000 OS map and isn't obvious in my photo. However, Google Earth shows it, so I assume it has a lower bank than the other two which is why it's not visible in the photo.
August 2009: Geoff Carefoot provided the following information. "Re: the 'missing' Longridge reservoir. No Longer requiring this third or southern reservoir, N.W.Water/United Utilities removed the embankments to bolster the other two in the summer/autumn of 2003 or 2004 leaving the remaining shallow, water-filled depression as a local nature reserve.](http://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/05/39/1053938_2ea72734_120x120.jpg "SD6036 : The missing reservoir")
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