Daer Reservoir

Daer Reservoir is a man-made waterbody created by the damming of the Daer Water, a tributary of the River Clyde in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies within the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire. It is accessible by a minor public road leaving the A702 follows the Daer Water south to the dam and then continues along the western margin of the reservoir as far as Kirkhope.^[1] The reservoir was officially opened by Elizabeth II in 1956 to supply water to the Scottish Central Belt.^[2]

Daer Reservoir
Daer Reservoir
Location	South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55.353°N 3.617°W / 55.353; -3.617
Type	reservoir

Daer Reservoir and dam

Recreation

Season tickets for fishing in the reservoir for brown trout are available from Kilbryde Angling Club.^[3] The Southern Upland Way passes just to the north of the dam and affords views over the reservoir for the walker.^[4]