Lower Tamar Lake
Lower Tamar Lake is located on the Devon-Cornwall border, in England, near Alfardisworthy.[1]
| Lower Tamar Lake | |
|---|---|
  Lower Tamar Lake | |
| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 50.873°N 4.425°W |
| Type | reservoir |
The spillway (in 1985).
It was constructed in the 1820s to supply water to the Bude Canal. It is now a nature reserve.
The reservoir has been formed by damming the River Tamar. To the north (upstream) is the newer Upper Tamar Lake,[1] a reservoir used for public water supply.
The county boundary originally ran along the (natural) route of the River Tamar, but was re-aligned along a (now disused) re-routing of the river to the reservoir's west side, placing the lake in Devon.[1]
References
- Ordnance Survey mapping
External links
- Bude Canal and Harbour Society 1904 map showing the reservoir, the then route of the Tamar and the feeder to the Bude Canal
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