Location and Coordinates:
Located in Cheshire, near Rainow
Coordinates: 53.27198°N 2.04345°W
General Information:
Type: Reservoir
Primary inflows: River Dean
Built: 1959
Max length: 0.93 km (0.58 miles)
Max width: 0.53 km (0.33 miles)
Surface area: 16.765 hectares (41.43 acres)
Average depth: 11.365 metres (37.29 feet)
Water volume: 1,909,000 m³ (67,400,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation: 308 metres (1,010 feet)
Owned by United Utilities
History:
First mentioned in 1519
Lamaload Farm documented as a mansion house in the late 16th century
Three Roman coins discovered during excavation
Reservoir idea suggested in 1919 by Herbert Lapworth
Proposed in 1957 to address water supply problems in Macclesfield
Built by Richard Costain Ltd (1959-63), opened in 1965
First all-concrete dam of its type in England
Princess Alexandra visited in 1961; officially opened by Viscount Leverhulme in 1965
Fishing permitted from 1970
Construction Details:
Dam type: Round-headed buttress, gravity dam
Width: 186 metres; Height: 38 metres
Built with low-heat cement
Daily extraction volume: 3,400,000 to 6,800,000 litres (1962 estimate)
Construction cost: £475,000; Total project budget: £860,000
Concrete supplied by Costain Feimert plant
Description:
Triangular shape, long axis running north-south
2.3 km southeast of Rainow
Underlying rock: Millstone grit and shales
Catchment area: 302 hectares
Surrounded by moorland, broad-leaved woodland, larch and pine plantations
Footpaths connect with Hooleyhey Lane to complete a circuit of the reservoir
Recreation and Tourism:
Used for fishing and birdwatching
Popular tourist spot in the South West Peak
Access point for walkers to surrounding moorland
Part of Tegg's Nose and Dean Valley walk
Nearby attractions: Shining Tor, Windgather Rocks
Birds: Flycatchers, nuthatches, treecreepers, woodpeckers
Facilities: Car park (seasonal), picnic tables
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