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Coordinates: 51°4520N 1°2124W / 51.75543°N 1.35671°W / 51.75543; -1.35671
 

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Farmoor Reservoir
A lowland lake with pleasure craft on it
Farmoor Reservoir is located in Oxfordshire
Farmoor Reservoir

Farmoor Reservoir

LocationOxfordshire
Coordinates51°45′20N 1°21′24W / 51.75543°N 1.35671°W / 51.75543; -1.35671
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Water volume9.30 Gl (2.05×10^9 imp gal)
Websitewww.thameswater.co.uk

Farmoor Reservoir is a reservoiratFarmoor, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) outside the city of Oxford. It is close to the east bank of the River Thames. Like most of the reservoirs in the Thames Valley, it was not formed by damming a valley. In this case the banks were raised above the local ground level using material excavated from within the bowl of the reservoir.

The reservoir is split into Stage 1 (completed 1967, 4,544 million litres) and Stage 2 (completed 1976, 9,298 million litres). Among other locations, Farmoor supplies the large town of Swindon, some 25 miles (40 km) to the southwest.[1] The reservoir is filled from the River Thames.[2]

The reservoir is used for sports: fishing (especially fly-fishing for rainbow and brown trout), dinghy sailing, windsurfing and stand up paddle boarding. Oxford SUP Club (stand-up paddle boarding), Oxford Sailing Club and the Oxford Sail Training Trust are based there. The latter offers sailing, windsurfing and powerboat courses. There is also access for bird watching and walking. There is a public car park.

Birds of Farmoor Reservoir[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "£32m water scheme in final stage". BBC News. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  • ^ Benke, Mike (26 November 2014). "Water pipeline to preserve Kennet". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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