| 词条 | Vartry Reservoir |
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| name = Vartry Reservoir Taiscumar Fheartraí | image = Vartry Reservoir.jpg | caption = Roundwood Lakes | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = County Wicklow | coords = {{coord|53|03|31|N|6|12|12|W|region:IE_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | type = reservoir | inflow = River Vartry | outflow = River Vartry | catchment = | basin_countries = Ireland | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | islands = | cities = }}Vartry Reservoir ({{lang-ga|Taiscumar Fheartraí}}) is a reservoir at Roundwood in County Wicklow, Ireland. The water is piped from Vartry to a large open service reservoir in Stillorgan in the southern suburbs of Dublin. The reservoir is operated by Dublin City Council.[1] The original (lower) reservoir was completed in 1863 and has a capacity of 11.3 billion litres and a maximum depth of 18.3 metres. A second embankment, 3.5 km upstream, was completed in 1923 to form the upper reservoir. This has a capacity of 5.6 billion litres and a maximum depth of 13.4 metres.[1] HistoryThe Vartry Reservoir scheme involved the partial redirection and damming of the Vartry river, the building of a series of water piping and filtering systems (and related public works) to carry fresh water to the city.[2] Between 1862 and 1868 the lower reservoir was formed by constructing an earthen dam across the valley of the River Vartry after a Dublin Water Works Committee was established to develop a new water supply to Dublin and suburbs.[3] The committee was chaired by Dr. John Gray who actively promoted what would become the "Vartry scheme".[4] The scheme was formally opened on June 30, 1863. This work was particularly important in the improvement of living conditions and public health in Dublin city.[4] It improved sanitation and helped reduce outbreaks of cholera, typhus and other diseases associated with contaminated water. References1. ^1 Image of Dublin City Council sign at the reservoir 2. ^ENFO - Ireland's public service department with responsibility for environmental publications - Article on Dublin's Water Supply 3. ^{{cite book | last = Norwood | first = John | title = On the Working of the Sanitary Laws in Dublin, with Suggestions for their Amendment | publisher = Dublin: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland | series = Vol. VI, Part XLIII | year = 1872/1973 | pages = 230–242 | isbn = }} 4. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.glasnevin-cemetery.ie/www.glasnevin-cemetery.ie/cemarchgraygray.html |title=Glasnevin-Cemetery.ie - Entry on Sir John Gray |access-date=2008-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204028/http://www.glasnevin-cemetery.ie/www.glasnevin-cemetery.ie/cemarchgraygray.html |archive-date=2007-11-18 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 1 : Reservoirs in the Republic of Ireland |
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