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Backwater Reservoir

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Backwater Reservoir

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  • Location: Kirriemuir Landward West, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    May 5, 2019

    Road cycling

    Steep climb up to the reservoir, nice views back down the valley.

    March 22, 2023

    Cycling

    The Backwater Reservoir was opened in 1969. It supplies water to over 300,000 people in Dundee, the towns of Angus as well as Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie and the Carse of Gowrie.
    You get great views from the dam at the southern end.
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    Elevation 290 m

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    Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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    Location: Kirriemuir Landward West, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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