Reservoir
The northern calibration pond outflow in Milngavie Reservoir taken from the southern shore. This is the inlet to the reservoir & the end of the pipeline from Loch Katrine some 35 miles away and is one of the main water supplies to Glasgow. One of the largest public works undertaken in the Victorian age to supply fresh water and alleviate the continual pandemics of cholera & other water borne diseases in the burgeoning city. The adjacent Craigmaddie reservoir was constructed just a few years later and is even bigger when it was found this reservoir was not big enough! Between them they hold about 3 days water supply for the city.
Reservoir
The northern calibration pond outflow in Milngavie Reservoir taken from the southern shore. This is the inlet to the reservoir & the end of the pipeline from Loch Katrine some 35 miles away and is one of the main water supplies to Glasgow. One of the largest public works undertaken in the Victorian age to supply fresh water and alleviate the continual pandemics of cholera & other water borne diseases in the burgeoning city. The adjacent Craigmaddie reservoir was constructed just a few years later and is even bigger when it was found this reservoir was not big enough! Between them they hold about 3 days water supply for the city.