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Harlaw Reservoir
Harlaw Reservoir is located in Scotland
Harlaw Reservoir
Harlaw Reservoir
Location in Scotland
Location City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland
Coordinates 55°52′10″N 3°18′40″W / 55.86944°N 3.31111°W / 55.86944; -3.31111
Type reservoir
Basin countries United Kingdom

Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated in the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno.

It is located behind an earth gravity dam, constructed between 1843 and 1848 to the east and downstream of Threipmuir Reservoir, to a design by civil engineer James Jardine. The work was commissioned by the Edinburgh Water Company as part of their scheme to provide water supplies to Edinburgh and its surrounding areas.

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