Farmoor Reservoir


Farmoor Reservoir is a reservoir at Farmoor, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles outside the city of Oxford. It is close to the left bank of the River Thames. Like most of the reservoirs in the Thames Valley, it was not formed by damming a valley. In this case the banks were raised above the local ground level using material excavated from within the bowl of the reservoir.
The reservoir is split into Stage 1 and Stage 2. Among other locations, Farmoor supplies the large town of Swindon, some 25 miles to the southwest. The reservoir is filled from the River Thames.
The reservoir is used for sports: fishing, dinghy sailing and windsurfing. Oxford Sailing Club and the Oxford Sail Training Trust are based there. The latter offers sailing, windsurfing and powerboat courses. There is also access for bird watching and walking.

Birds of Farmoor Reservoir