The two large reservoirs to the north of Milngavie were constructed to supply Glasgow with clean drinking water. Water was piped 40 kilometres from Loch Katrine, the level of which was artificially raised.
The earlier of the Milngavie reservoirs is Mugdock Reservoir, opened in 1859.

The view above shows Mugdock Reservoir and its lovingly tended gardens. Below is one of the water inlets to Mugdock Reservoir from the Loch Katrine aqueduct.

A second reservoir, Craigmaddie Reservoir, was completed in 1896 to cope with demand from Glasgow's rapidly expanding population.

The grounds of Mugdock Reservoir have been proposed as the location of a new large water treatment plant to serve the needs of Greater Glasgow. The plans have been approved by East Dunbartonshire Council, but the siting at Mugdock of these works is opposed by the Friends of Milngavie Reservoir.

While the eastern side of Milngavie obtains its piped water from the Mugdock and Craigmaddie reservoirs, the western side of the village is supplied from Burncrooks Reservoir in the Kilpatrick Hills to the northwest of Milngavie

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