Cod Beck Reservoir is a man-made lake situated adjacent to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and near the village of Osmotherley in the English county of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

. The reservoir is named after Cod Beck

Cod Beck, North Yorkshire

Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire, England. It has a catchment area of .The river extends from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors through Thirsk and on to join the River Swale at Topcliffe....

, which is the small river that fills it.

The reservoir is surrounded by woodland and just upstream is the local beauty spot called Sheepwash

Sheepwash, North Yorkshire

Sheepwash is a popular tourist spot in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England. It is located on Cod Beck which flows into Cod Beck Reservoir near Osmotherley....

. Because of its position at the north of the North Yorkshire Moors, the site attracts many visitors from Darlington

Darlington

Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...

 and Teesside

Teesside

Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...

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Codbeck reservoir is open to the public for walking and enjoyment of the countryside but for public safety campfires, camping, fishing and swimming are prohibited.

Capacity of water	115000 m³ (25,296,463.6 imp gal)
Completed	1953
Cost	400,000 GBP
Dam height	24.9 m (81.7 ft)

Activities

• Walking - a circular path around the reservoir provides a 45 minute walk
• Private canoeing