4-831: 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. The reservoir
8-668: Is one of the streams located in the watershed region which surrounds the River Clyde in Scotland . It begins in the Lowther Hills about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level and joins with Potrail Water near the Lanarkshire town of Elvanfoot at which point they become the River Clyde. The Daer Water flows through the Daer Reservoir which supplies water to the nearby towns of Lanarkshire . The origin of
12-597: The river-name Daer may be identical to that of the River Dare in Glamorgan , Wales (see Aberdare ), and derived from the Brittonic dār/derw , meaning "oaks, an oakwood" ( Welsh dâr, derw ). However, recorded forms of this river name leave this equation, proposed by Watson , in doubt. 55°23′N 3°38′W / 55.39°N 3.64°W / 55.39; -3.64 This article related to
16-552: Was officially opened by Elizabeth II in 1956 to supply water to the Scottish Central Belt . Season tickets for fishing in the reservoir for brown trout are available from Kilbryde Angling Club. The Southern Upland Way passes just to the north of the dam and affords views over the reservoir for the walker. Daer Water Daer Water ( Scots : daer ; IPA: [døːɾ] and IPA: [deːɾ] , northern Scotland IPA: [diːɾ] )
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