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31: 557: 47: 254: 54: 239:, the third-ever in the United Kingdom, was erected on the north side of the reservoir. The wind farm consisted of four two-bladed turbines which generated 1.2MW and went online in December 1992. They were used to pump water from the River Wharfe up to the reservoir. 360:
Grimwith reservoir was completed in 1864, and Chelker reservoir in 1866. ' The construction of the Horton Bank and Brayshaw service reservoirs and the Leeming and Leeshaw (compensation) reservoirs were authorised by the Act of 1868,
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In 2013, after permission to enlarge the wind farm was refused, the turbines were demolished.
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Gallon, Andrew (2014). Braddy, Adrian (ed.). "North York Moors, York & coast".
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The reservoir with the former wind farm at the opposite side of the lake.
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The Windpower.net – Chelker Reservoir windfarm, United-Kingdom
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Lake with wind turbines beyond it
Relief map of North Yorkshire
53°57′36″N 1°54′55″W / 53.95997°N 1.91514°W / 53.95997; -1.91514
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Basin
not a well-defined measure
North Yorkshire
Draughton
A65 road
Skipton
Addingham
Bradford
Yorkshire Water
River Wharfe
wind farm
icon
Yorkshire portal
List of lakes in England
List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom
"Chelker Reservoir"
Archived
ISSN
2049-1441
The Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer
"Wind farms: A triumph to put wind in your sails"
Archived
Geograph.org photo
The Windpower.net – Chelker Reservoir windfarm, United-Kingdom

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