Kinder Reservoir

Kinder Reservoir
View from Kinder Scout towards Hayfield
Kinder Reservoir
LocationDerbyshire
Coordinates53°23′28″N 1°54′54″W / 53.391°N 1.915°W / 53.391; -1.915 (Kinder Reservoir)
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsRiver Kinder
William Clough stream
Primary outflowsRiver Kinder
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. length0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi)
Max. width500 metres (1,640 ft)
Surface area180,000 square metres (18 ha)
Water volume2,340,000 cubic metres (82,636,320 cu ft)
Surface elevation278 metres (912.1 ft)

Kinder Reservoir is a public water storage reservoir on the western edge of Kinder Scout plateau in Derbyshire. The reservoir lies at the head of the Kinder Valley, 278 metres (912 ft) above sea level and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north east of the village of Hayfield. It is owned by United Utilities Group PLC.