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Farmoor reservoir

Farmoor from the air under construction and completed

The Thames Water (TW) operated Farmoor reservoirs were completed in 1976 and now purify water drawn from the River Thames to supply Oxford and Swindon. If the Thames is low, TW can pump water back into the river so that it can be taken out at other facilities further downstream.

Farmoor tower and water outlet during the construction phase

We sail on either the smaller Farmoor 1, capacity around 4.5bn litres, which was completed in 1967, or more often, we sail on the larger main reservoir, Farmoor 2, capacity around 9.25bn litres over 1sq.km at a depth of around 12m (40ft).

Sunset at Farmoor

Farmoor site features



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Last updated 21:21 on 8 December 2024

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