The Sulby Reservoir is the largest reservoir or lake in the Isle of Man , with an area of 154 acres (62 ha).
7-405: Sulby is an impounding reservoir. The dam was completed in 1982 and has a rock-fill embankment 73 metres (240 ft) high. The reservoir's capacity is 4,832,000 m (170,640,470 cu ft) and the maximum depth 73 m (240 ft). The water flows to Sulby Water Treatment Works, from where it is pumped to consumers. The reservoir is located at the top of Sulby Glen near the source of
14-473: A pipeline from the reservoir to the power station. The power station is also fed by another, smaller reservoir, Block Eary. An energy recovery system was installed at the Sulby Water Treatment Works in 2013, to generate hydro-electric power from the incoming water, which is then purified before being pumped on to customers. Trout fishing is available and there is a large car park. It is also
21-458: A registered dark sky discovery site . Sulby Glen Sulby Glen is a partly wooded glen in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man . It runs north to south and is about 5 km (3 miles) long. In places the floor of the glen is only 50 metres wide, with steep sides. The Sulby River rises in the nearby Snaefell Mountain foothills and flows through the glen, and it also contains
28-522: Is occupied by Tholt-y-Will Glen , one of the officially-listed Manx National Glens and the only one of these which is located in the mountainous centre of the island. This is managed, preserved and maintained in a semi-natural state by a government agency: the Forestry Amenity and Lands Directorate of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture . As at October 2017, access to Tholt-y-Will Glen
35-499: Is operated by the Isle of Man Water Authority . The reservoir supplies the northern half of the island, St Johns , Peel , Kirk Michael , Ballaugh , Andreas , Bride , Ramsey and Laxey . Water can also be pumped to the West Baldwin Reservoir which supplies Douglas and the southern half of the island. The reservoir also powers a hydro-electric power station one mile (1.6 kilometres) downstream. Water flows through
42-534: The A14 road . At the top of the glen the river emerges from the Sulby Reservoir (the largest reservoir in the island, created in 1982). At the bottom of the glen, about 1 km south of the village of Sulby , the river emerges into the island's northern plain. By the riverside just below this point is Sulby Claddagh, a local beauty spot and camp site. A small side valley branching from Sulby Glen near Sulby Reservoir
49-522: The Sulby River , the longest river on the island. It is at the foot of Druidale; Glen Crammag; the valley of the upper part of the Sulby River; and a fourth, unnamed minor valley, receiving water from all these rivers. It is at the junction of three parishes: Michael , Lezayre and Braddan . Sulby Reservoir is also about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the summit of Snaefell , the island's highest peak. It
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