Damflask Reservoir is situated at grid reference five miles (eight kilometres) west of the centre of
Sheffield in the
Loxley valley close to the village of
Low Bradfield and within the city's boundaries. The hamlet of
Stacey Bank
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is located to the east.
The
reservoir has a capacity of 4,250.9 million litres (1,123.1 million gallons) and has a surface area of with a maximum depth of . The dam wall is approximately wide with a height of .
Construction
Damflask reservoir was built as one of a group of reservoirs in the
Bradfield area (the others being
Strines,
Agden and
Dale Dike reservoirs) to supply both fresh drinking water and a guaranteed supply of running water to the population and industries respectively of
Sheffield. It was completed in 1896 with the dam walls being constructed from local stone, and its original purpose was primarily as a compensation reservoir to ensure a continuous flow of water to the
River Loxley downstream. It takes its name from Damflask village which was washed away in the
Great Sheffield flood
The Great Sheffield Flood was a flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, on 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke as its reservoir was being filled for the first time. At least 240 people died and more than 600 houses were ...
of 11 March 1864; the village stood near the site of the current dam wall and had a
public house (Barrell Inn), corn mill, paper mill, wire mill, blacksmith's shop and a few dwellings. The village was never rebuilt after the flood because plans were already in hand to construct Damflask Reservoir.
Ownership and use
Damflask Reservoir was built by the Sheffield Waterworks Company, and is owned today by
Yorkshire Water which is part of the
Kelda Group; they have opened the facility to various recreational groups. Three
rowing clubs (City of Sheffield Rowing Club,
Sheffield University Rowing Club, and Sheffield Hallam University Rowing Club) are all active on the reservoir as is th
Sheffield Viking Sailing Club It is also open to
anglers all the year round who fish mainly for
Bream,
Pike,
Roach
Roach may refer to:
Animals
* Cockroach, various insect species of the order Blattodea
* Common roach (''Rutilus rutilus''), a fresh and brackish water fish of the family Cyprinidae
** ''Rutilus'' or roaches, a genus of fishes
* California roach ...
and
European perch. The woodlands around the reservoir have always been popular with walkers although they were restricted to permitted paths and rights of way for many years. However, in August 2002 Yorkshire Water opened all the area under the
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, allowing access to previously restricted areas. A £60,000 project was completed by Yorkshire Water at the start of 2015 to allow better access for disabled people to the circular walking route around the reservoir.
This includes widening of access points to allow wheelchair entry,
tactile paving and improved information boards.
[Sheffield Star (accessed 6 April 2015)](_blank)
Gives details of disabled access.
The
Peak District Boundary Walk runs along the south-western edge of the reservoir from Low Bradfield.
References
External links
Yorkshire Water– Damflask Reservoir
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Reservoirs of the Peak District
Reservoirs in South Yorkshire