| Blackton Reservoir | |
| Coords: | 54.5617°N -2.0922°W |
| Pushpin Map: | County Durham |
| Basin Countries: | United Kingdom |
Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4miles west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees.[1]
It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale.[2] Blackton has a surface area of, an average depth of, a catchment area of and it lies at above sea level.[3] [4]
Blackton is one of a series of reservoirs on the same stretch of the Balder, located immediately downstream of the larger Balderhead Reservoir and being almost continuous with Hury Reservoir further downstream.