Siblyback Lake

Siblyback Lake
Siblyback Lake watersports centre
Siblyback Lake is located in Cornwall
Siblyback Lake
Siblyback Lake
Location within Cornwall
Siblyback Lake is located in the United Kingdom
Siblyback Lake
Siblyback Lake
Location within the United Kingdom
Interactive map of Siblyback Lake
LocationBodmin Moor, Cornwall, England
Coordinates50°30′40″N 4°29′35″W / 50.51111°N 4.49306°W / 50.51111; -4.49306
TypeReservoir
River Fowey
794 hectares (1,960 acres)
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Managing agency
South-West Lakes Trust
DesignationProtected
Built1968 (1968)
Surface area
56 hectares (140 acres)
Average depth
5.8 metres (19 ft)
Water volume
3 billion litres (660,000,000 imp gal; 790,000,000 US gal)
Surface elevation
225 metres (738 ft)
ReferencesU.S. Environmental Protection Agency: National Assessment Database Siblyback Lake

Siblyback Lake is a reservoir on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, UK.

It is one of 12 areas in Cornwall designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. and is managed by the South-West Lakes Trust.

The dam blocks a small tributary of the River Fowey. It was built in 1968 and at full capacity the lake holds over 3 billion litres of water. The reservoir is used to buffer the water levels in the River Fowey in the summer. The water is collected downstream for domestic drinking water at the Restormel treatment works.

In addition to watersports facilities, a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) circular path runs adjacent to the lake.

The lake has a resident population of brown trout and is regularly stocked with rainbow trout and blue trout.

References

  1. ↑ "Facilities Establishment Features Dog Friendly Parking & Transport Parking (charge) Map Click here to view map Siblyback Lake". Visit Looe. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Explore Siblyback Lake, Cornwall".
  3. ↑ "Siblyback, Cornwall". South West Lakes Trust. 11 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake". iwalkcornwall.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Siblyback Lake Trout Fishing | SW Lakes Fishing".