Hawkridge Reservoir

Hawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England.

The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water, which continues below the reservoir in a northeast direction to Spaxton, where it enters the Ashford Reservoir. The distance between the two reservoirs is about 2 mi. The Hawkridge Reservoir was built between 1960 and 1962, to provide drinking water for Bridgwater which is 7 mi to the east. It has an area of 32 acre and can hold up to 864 million litres of water. The 161 m long dam is 24 m wide and 27 m high. 30,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in its construction.

Since opening the reservoir has become home to a range of animals including; invertebrates, wildfowl and amphibians. It is used for angling with catches including Rainbow Trout.