Gorton Reservoirs

Gorton Reservoirs are two reservoirs on the boundary of Tameside and Manchester in the North West of England.^[1] They are Gorton Upper Reservoir and Gorton Lower Reservoir. The upper and lower sections are separated by a road supported by a stone bridge consisting of a series of arches. They are owned and maintained by United Utilities.^[1]

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Gorton Reservoirs
Gorton Lower Reservoir. The Pennines are in the background between the trees.
Gorton Reservoirs
Location	Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates	53°27′38″N 2°09′27″W / 53.46056; -2.15750][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>53°27′38″N 2°09′27″W / 53.46056°N 2.15750°W / 53.46056; -2.15750"}">

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The reservoirs were completed between 1825 and 1826 by the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Company.^[2] Able to supply almost 1 million imperial gallons of water per day to the city of Manchester and the surrounding area; they were used until 1963.^[2]