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Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir (Шаблон:Gbmapping) is a reservoir in the north-east Peak District, in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, a mile (1.6 km) west of Bradfield and eight miles (13 km) from the centre of 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] The architect was John Gunson.[2]

Great Sheffield Flood

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Remains of the Dale Dyke Dam after the flood.

The original dam was constructed to a height of Шаблон:Convert by John Towlerton Leather, and was completed by April 1863.Шаблон:Sfn The dam head had a puddle clay core and had a max volume of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Filling took place soon after, and by the 10 March 1864, the water level was Шаблон:Convert below the crest of the dam.Шаблон:Sfn

At 23:30 on 11 March 1864, the day after the reservoir was finally full, the newly built dam failed.Шаблон:Sfn Over Шаблон:Convert of water cascaded down the valley causing the Great Sheffield Flood, which caused massive damage downstream along the Loxley and Don and through the centre of Sheffield, destroying over 5,000 properties and killing 244 people.[3][4][5]

The new dam

The dam was rebuilt in 1875, some Шаблон:Convert upstream of the previous dam head,Шаблон:Sfn and is still in use, holding Шаблон:Convert of water, now used exclusively for domestic purposes.[6][7] It is owned by Yorkshire Water, part of the Kelda Group.[8]

See also

References

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Sources

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