20-549: Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale , North Yorkshire , England , the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir . It is located at OS map reference SE040759 . Between them they attract around 150,000 visitors a year. The reservoir takes its name from Angram, a settlement in the township of Stonebeck Up , submerged when
40-417: A dam height of 61 metres (200 ft) covering 34 hectares with a volume of 1,041 million gallons and a depth of 33.4 metres (110 ft). A temporary village was built at Scar House to house the workers building the reservoirs and some remains can still be seen. The old Village Hall was moved to Darley, where it now serves as the local Village Hall. The dam at Scar House was completed in 1936. The dam height
60-871: A link to the older Indo-European root *-nedi , simply meaning river. The Nidd likely shares this etymology with the river and town of Neath (Welsh Nedd ) in South Wales and the town of Stratton in Cornwall (originally named Strat-Neth), and with many other rivers across Europe, such as the Nete in Belgium, the Nied in France, Neda in Galicia (NW Spain), the Nethe , Nidda and Nidder in Germany, and
80-463: Is 71 m (233 ft) with the reservoir covering area 70 hectares and a depth of36.3 metres (119 ft) giving a volume of 2,200 million gallons. The reservoir is fed almost exclusively from the Angram dam. Gouthwaite reservoir is designated a Site for Special Scientific Interest. It provides a compensation release for the river. It covers an area of 312 acres (126 ha). The Nidd can overflow
100-600: Is a combination of slowly permeable and well drained fine loam over clay. Where the river passes through the Nidd Gorge , Carboniferous ( Namurian ) and Upper Permian rock is exposed. The etymology of the name remains unknown but the name is either Celtic or Pre-Celtic (as with most rivers in Western Europe). A derivation from Celtic meaning brilliant or shining has been suggested (as in Old Irish níamda ), as has
120-524: Is prone to water-logging due to its slow permeability, being composed of loamy soils on top of clay with peat on the top layer. Around Lofthouse there are outcrops of Upper Yoredale limestone, which is more permeable than millstone grit and has created the Nidderdale Caves , where the river flows underground. Lower down on the flood plain, the nature of the underlying ground is Magnesian Limestone over alluvium and terrace drift deposits. On top of this
140-626: The Nida in Poland. Along the river valley can be found the Nidderdale Museum , which is located in Pateley Bridge, and features sections about the traditional agriculture, industries, religion, transport and costume of Nidderdale. Lower down the river is the town of Knaresborough , which is home to Knaresborough Castle and Knaresborough Museum. There are many way-marked walking routes throughout
160-621: The River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire . It rises in Nidderdale at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside. In its first few miles it has been dammed three times, creating Angram Reservoir , Scar House Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir , which attract a total of around 150,000 visitors a year. It joins the River Ouse at Nun Monkton . The upper river valley, Nidderdale ,
180-457: The Nidd and Stone beck inlets. There is a shelter near the dam, but no other facilities. Near the dam of Scar House Reservoir, 1.2 miles (2 km) from the dam of Angram Reservoir, there is a car park, picnic areas and toilets. There is a permissive footpath across the dam and around the reservoir. Fishing is not permitted at the reservoir. River Nidd The River Nidd is a tributary of
200-510: The River Ouse at Nun Monkton . The two most northerly reservoirs on the course of the river were built to provide water to the Bradford area in the early 1900s by way of the Nidd Aqueduct . As of 2017, they are maintained by Yorkshire Water . The reservoir takes its name from Angram, a settlement in the township of Stonebeck Up , submerged when the reservoir was built. Completed in 1919 with
220-492: The gorge, the river meanders south-east through the town of Knaresborough , heading north and looping south again as it enters flatter terrain. Near Little Ribston it meanders south-easterly and easterly, crossing underneath the A1 and the A1(M) near the small village of Cowthorpe . The river continues meandering past Cattal north-easterly towards Moor Monkton , towards its junction with
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#1733085486171240-461: The reservoir was completed in 1919. Little Whernside (604 metres [1,982 ft]) to the north and Great Whernside (704 metres [2,310 ft]) to the west of the reservoir are close by. The River Nidd flows for approximately 2 miles (3 km) from the flanks of Great Whernside before joining the reservoir. The reservoir was built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire . It
260-400: The reservoirs, flooding the caves in the valley. In such cases the river overflows into the normally dry river bed past Lofthouse through to Gouthwaite Reservoir . The head of the river is located on moorland and the river character is affected by the run-off levels from the three reservoirs. The upper valley is primarily millstone grit with fluvioglacial deposits . The overlying soil
280-581: The river disappears underground into the sinkhole known as Manchester Hole. If Scar House reservoir overflows, water flows past Manchester Hole to Goyden Pot, another sinkhole. In severe floods, the river flows past Goyden Pot down the valley. The water sinking into the Nidderdale caves reappears at the rising Nidd Head to the south of the village of Lofthouse . Below Lofthouse the river is joined by How Stean Beck, and turns south-south-east towards Ramsgill before flowing into Gouthwaite Reservoir. Continuing on
300-539: The river valley, including the Nidderdale Way , a 55-mile circular walk whose usual starting point is Ripley. Ordnance Survey Maps Ramsgill Ramsgill is a small village in Nidderdale , North Yorkshire , England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Lofthouse , located near Gouthwaite Reservoir . It is chiefly known for the Yorke Arms , formerly a Michelin -starred restaurant on
320-442: The same heading, the first major settlement is reached at Pateley Bridge . Turning more south-easterly, it flows past Glasshouses and Summerbridge , where it turns south again past Dacre Banks . Passing by Darley , the river turns east before reaching Birstwith , where it flows south-east to Hampsthwaite . A series of large bends in the river take the flow north, east and then south, and east again, to enter Nidd Gorge . Below
340-501: The village green which takes its name from the lords of the manor, the Yorke family, who once lived in nearby Gouthwaite Hall. The Yorke Arms is now an event venue. The Church of St Mary the Virgin was built in 1842, near to the remains of a Grade II listed medieval chapel which was originally part of a large grange built by the monks of Byland Abbey . Ramsgill had a railway station on
360-446: Was built by Bradford Corporation between 1904 and 1919, under an Act of Parliament in 1890 which also authorised the corporation to construct three other reservoirs in upper Nidderdale. Haden Carr reservoir was first built in the 1890s, just below Angram, and the works included the Nidd Aqueduct , by which water was transferred from Haden Carr to Chellow Heights via the Nidd Aqueduct using gravity only and no pumping. A small village
380-418: Was constructed at Angram site to house workers. The dam was faced with stone, which came from a quarry on the south side of the dale above Scar House, two miles down the dale. Two bypass channels on each side of the reservoir were used to bypass the reservoir and maintain the level of the River Nidd . Once Scar House Reservoir was constructed, these become obsolete, but control machinery can still be seen on
400-610: Was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1994. The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust has a remit to conserve the ecological condition of the River Nidd from its headwaters to the Humber estuary. The Nidd rises in Nidderdale at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales . It flows east into Angram and Scar House reservoirs before turning south just downstream of Newhouses. In normal conditions
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