Luxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water.
| Luxhay Reservoir | |
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  Luxhay Reservoir | |
| Location | Angersleigh, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°57′10″N 3°08′15″W / 50.95278°N 3.13750°W |
| Catchment area | 30.5 square kilometres (7,500 acres)[1] |
| Built | c. 1905[2] |
It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton.[2]
The reservoir is fed by other local water sources including Otterhead Lakes and Blagdon reservoir.[3]
From 1969 leakage was detected in the retaining dam. This got worse in 1990s remedial works, including a diaphragm wall were undertaken.[2]
In 2006 the lake was found to have an intense bloom of Microcystins which was associated high concentrations of cyanotoxins probably associated with eutrophication of nutrient enriched sediments.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Castro, Ana (Spring 2008). "Investigating blooms of microcystis in Luxhay Reservoir in the UK: Preliminary findings" (PDF). The Phycologist. 74. British Phycological Society: 16. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Millmore, J.P.; Stables, J.F.; Shannon, F.E. (September 1998). "The rehabilitation of Luxha Dam Somerset" (PDF). Proceedings of Conference. Bangor: British Dam Society. p. 265. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Commentary by Company" (PDF). Office of the Water Regulator. 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2011.