Daer Reservoir

Daer Reservoir
Daer Reservoir
Location	South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55.353°N 3.617°W / 55.353; -3.617
Type	reservoir

Daer Reservoir and dam

Daer Reservoir is a man-made waterbody created by the damming of the Daer Water, a tributary of the River Clyde in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies within the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire. It is accessible by a minor public road leaving the A702 follows the Daer Water south to the dam and then continues along the western margin of the reservoir as far as Kirkhope.^[1] The reservoir was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956 to supply water to the Scottish Central Belt.^[2]

Recreation

Season tickets for fishing in the reservoir for brown trout are available from Kilbryde Angling Club.^[3] The Southern Upland Way passes just to the north of the dam and affords views over the reservoir for the walker.^[4]

References

1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet no 329 Lowther Hills, Sanquhar & Leadhills
2. "Daer Reservoir". Biggararchaeology.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
3. "Fishing in Strathclyde - Scotland". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
4. "Map 56 Daer Reservoir South Getting outdoors - South Lanarkshire Council". Southlanarkshire.gov.uk. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.