Baddinsgill Reservoir Explained

Baddinsgill Reservoir
Type:	reservoir
Pushpin Map:	Scotland
Inflow:	Lyne Water
Outflow:	Lyne Water
Basin Countries:	United Kingdom
Area:	23.7ha

Baddinsgill Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland close to Carlops, West Linton, and the boundary with Midlothian. It is close to Baddinsgill House. The Lyne Water is dammed to form the reservoir,^[1] not the Baddinsgill Burn, which joins the Lyne Water further south, below the reservoir. The earth dam was faced with concrete blocks. In time these eroded and they were capped with of tarmac.^[2]

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
• List of places in Scotland
• Fruid Reservoir
• Megget Reservoir
• Talla Reservoir
• Westwater Reservoir

External links

• Gazetteer for Scotland: Baddinsgill
• Geograph image: Baddinsgill Reservoir
• Geograph image: Baddinsgill Dam
• Repair of Baddinsgill Reservoir by Hesselberg Hydro

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baddinsgill Reservoir Canmore. canmore.org.uk. en. 2020-03-28.
2. Web site: Applications Dam Erosion Protection Baddinsgill Reservoir Hesselberg Hydro Asphalt. www.hesselberg-hydro.com. 2020-03-29.