List of reservoirs on Jersey

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Val de la Mare Reservoir looking eastwards towards the sea A walk around the reservoir - panoramio (6).jpg
Val de la Mare Reservoir looking eastwards towards the sea

This is a list of reservoirs on Jersey. Jersey Water operate six main reservoirs, with an additional two reservoirs for untreated water that can be pumped between the other reservoirs. Raw water can be stored at Mont Gavey and Augres Treatment Works, with treated water being able to be stored at Augres, Handois, Les Platons, and Westmount. [1] The two water treatment works on the island can process a maximum daily capacity of 46,000,000 litres (10,000,000 imp gal; 12,000,000 US gal) of water daily (28,000,000 litres (6,200,000 imp gal; 7,400,000 US gal) at Handois, and 18,000,000 litres (4,000,000 imp gal; 4,800,000 US gal) at Augres). [2]

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Security of water supply on the island has led to investigations into increasing the amount of water available; when at peak capacity, the combined amount of water in the six reservoirs would supply enough water for Jersey for 120 days. [3] One option mooted is to expand Val de la Mare Reservoir, or use parts of the worked out Gigoulande Quarry as a seventh reservoir. [4] A further option of a seventh reservoir is in the Mourier Valley on the north-western side of the island. [5] The six main reservoirs listed fall under Reservoir (Jersey) Law 1996. [6]

Reservoirs

NameCoordinatesOpenWater storageImageNotesRef
Dannemarche Reservoir 49°13′01″N2°07′59″W / 49.217°N 2.133°W / 49.217; -2.133 190993,000,000 litres (20,000,000 imp gal; 25,000,000 US gal) Saint Lawrence - Dannemarche Reservoir 20230524.jpg The middle reservoir in the Waterworks Valley (the upper reservoir being Handois, and the lower one Millbrook). The term waterworks relates to when the stream through the valley powered several watermills before the age of steam. [7] [8] [9]
Grands Vaux Reservoir 49°12′14″N2°05′13″W / 49.204°N 2.087°W / 49.204; -2.087 1951230,000,000 litres (51,000,000 imp gal; 61,000,000 US gal) Grands Vaux, Saint Sauveux, Jerri 2013 13.jpg Located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east of St Helier, at a height of 36 metres (118 ft) above Ordnance Datum. [10] [11]
Handois 49°13′55″N2°07′52″W / 49.232°N 2.131°W / 49.232; -2.131 19321,875,000 litres (412,000 imp gal; 495,000 US gal) Handois Reservoir Dam 2024-03-02.png The largest reservoir on Jersey and the first of the chain of three down Waterworks Valley. The Handois water treatment works is located on the same site. [12]
Millbrook Reservoir 49°12′22″N2°08′02″W / 49.206°N 2.134°W / 49.206; -2.134 1896364,000 litres (80,000 imp gal; 96,000 US gal) Saint Lawrence - Millbrook reservoir 20230524-02.jpg First of the main reservoirs to be built on the island, at a cost of £6,767 (equivalent to £989,094in 2023) [7] [12] [13]
Queens Valley Reservoir 49°11′46″N2°02′38″W / 49.196°N 2.044°W / 49.196; -2.044 19911,193,000,000 litres (262,000,000 imp gal; 315,000,000 US gal) Queen's Valley Reservoir dam.jpg The dam wall is constructed from a rock-filled embankment with a bitumnous concrete core. The reservoir was first proposed in 1975, and flooded Queens Valley. The only private dwelling to have the occupants forcibly evicted from, was also the building used as the home for the fictional detective Jim Bergerac. [14] [15]
Val de la Mare Reservoir 49°13′01″N2°12′18″W / 49.217°N 2.205°W / 49.217; -2.205 1962938,000,000 litres (206,000,000 imp gal; 248,000,000 US gal) A walk around the reservoir - panoramio (2).jpg The dam wall reaches a height of 29 metres (95 ft) [16] [17]

Some abstraction points are located on smaller reservoirs such as La Hague, and Le Maseline. [18] [19]

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