Dale Dike Reservoir
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| Dale Dike Reservoir | |
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| Location | South Yorkshire |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Dale Dike |
| Primary outflows | Dale Dike |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir (grid reference SK240913), famous for causing the Great Sheffield Flood, is in the north-east Peak District, in South Yorkshire, England, a mile (1.6 km) west of Bradfield, eight miles (13 km) from Sheffield, on the Dale Dike, a tributary of the River Loxley.
Along with three other reservoirs around the village of Bradfield - Agden, Damflask and Strines - it was constructed between 1859 and 1864 by the Sheffield Waterworks Company to guarantee a supply of water to power the mills downstream and to supply drinking water to the growing population of Sheffield.[1]
[edit] Sheffield Flood
In 1864 the newly-built dam failed, causing the Great Sheffield Flood, which caused massive damage downstream along the Loxley and Don and through the centre of Sheffield. There were hundreds of fatalities.[2]
[edit] The new dam
The dam was rebuilt in 1875 and is still in use, holding 446 million gallons (1,790 million litres) of water, now used exclusively for domestic purposes.[3] It is owned by Yorkshire Water, part of the Kelda Group.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/book/floodatsheffield.txt
- ^ New Page 4
- ^ Yorkshire Water :: Dale Dike reservoir
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