Dale Dike Reservoir
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Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir (grid reference SK240913) is a reservoir in the northeast Peak District, in South Yorkshire, England.
Dale Dike Reservoir is situated a mile west of Bradfield (eight miles from Sheffield) on the Dale Dike, a stream which is one of the sources of the River Loxley. It was constructed between 1859 and 1864 by the Sheffield Waterworks Company to guarantee a supply of water to power the mills downstream and also to supply drinking water to the growing population of Sheffield, along with three others around the village of Bradfield: Agden Reservoir, Damflask Reservoir and Strines Reservoir.[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 of water which is now exclusively for drinking water.[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
- ^ http://www.bradfieldparish.org.uk/history.htm
- ^ http://www.yorkshirewater.com/?OBH=249&ID=274
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