208 rOEESTS, WOODS, AND TEEES 



1300 feet elevation, with two storage reservoirs, Bollinhurst 

 and Horse Coppice ; and Kinder (Hay field) area, 2130 acres, 

 between 916 and 2080 feet elevation, with Kinder 

 reservoir, two miles distant from Hayfield, and at the 

 base of Kinder Scout, the highest point on the area. The 

 Lyme Park area consists of 540 acres of moor, 652 acres 

 of arable land and pasture, 180 acres of woodland, and 

 2 8 acres of water. The Kinder area consists of 1882 acres 

 of moor, 180 acres of arable and pasture, 25 acres of wood- 

 land, and 43 acres of water. The Corporation own 44 acres 

 of the Lyme Park area and 220 acres of the Kinder area. 

 The water is filtered, and " all farmsteads are drained, and 

 the drainage used to irrigate the land by special means." 

 On the Kinder area, arrangements have been made with the 

 owners that no cultivation shall take place and no cattle 

 shall be allowed. There is only one dwelling, the drainage 

 from which, after treatment, is delivered to the stream below 

 the reservoir embankment. The average annual rainfall 

 on the Kinder area is 42 inches, and on the Lyme Park 

 gathering ground 33 inches. 



The two watersheds on the Sett and Hollingworth 

 Clough, some 2430 acres in extent, adjoining the Kinder 

 area, are included in the completed scheme of supply, but 

 it is not anticipated that further works will be required for 

 many years. The upper part of these areas is covered with 

 peat, varying in depth from a few inches to several feet, 

 and is destitute of population and free from pollution. 



An account of the Stockport water supply with map is 

 given by Mr. T. Molyneux, A.M.Inst.C.E., in Trans. List. 

 Water Engineers, xix. No. 3 (1914). See also The Engineer, 

 12th July 1912, p. 29. 



Macclesfield obtains its water supply from upland 

 gathering grounds in Sutton and Macclesfield Forest, in 

 connection with four storage reservoirs, as follows : 



Ridgegate Reservoir . 980 acres at 780 to 1320 feet altitude. 



Bottoms Reservoir . . 420 ,, 680 „ 1530 ,, 



Tegsnose Wood Reservoir 450 ,, 690 „ 1250 ,, ,, 



Leadbetters Reservoir . 350 ,, 620 „ 1200 ,, „ 



