{{Short description|Reservoir on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}{{Infobox body of water | name = Colliford Lake | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = <!-- Images --> | image = Colliford Lake 05.jpg | alt = A lake surrounded by fields and wildflowers | caption = | image_bathymetry = | alt_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = <!-- Stats --> | location = Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | group = | coordinates = {{coord|50.5277|-4.5710|region:ZZ_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} <!-- {{coord|DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W|region:ZZ_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}} --> | type = | etymology = | part_of = | inflow = | rivers = | outflow = | oceans = | catchment = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | basin_countries = | agency = | designation = | date-built = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water --> | engineer = | date-flooded = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water --> | length = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | width = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | area = {{convert|900|acre|km2}} | depth = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | max-depth = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | volume = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | residence_time = | salinity = | shore = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | elevation = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | temperature_high = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | temperature_low = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> | frozen = | islands = | islands_category = | sections = | trenches = | benches = | cities = <!-- Map --> | pushpin_map = Cornwall | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Below --> | website = | reference = }} Northwest end of Colliford Lake|thumb '''Colliford Lake''' is a reservoir on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Covering more than {{convert|900|acre|km2}},<ref>[http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/fishing.htm Cornwall Calling website. Retrieved April 2010]</ref> it is the largest lake in Cornwall.<ref>[https://www.visitcornwall.com/things-to-do/bodmin-moor-tamar-valley/bodmin/colliford-lake Colliford Lake], Visit Cornwall, accessed 28 December 2015</ref> Between 1983 and 1984 a dam was constructed, impounding water from the River St Neot, creating a water supply bigger than all of Cornwall's other reservoirs combined. It is situated south of the A30 trunk road near the village of Bolventor, the approximate centre of the lake being at {{oscoor|SX179730|OS grid reference SX179730}}.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23146-3}}</ref> Dozmary Pool outfalls into the lake and the lake's own outfall forms one of the tributaries of the River Fowey.
The northernmost point of the lake is approximately three-quarters of a mile (1 km) south of Bolventor at {{oscoor|SX184756|OS grid reference SX184756}} and the headbank at the southernmost point is approximately three miles (5 km) south of Bolventor at {{oscoor|SX177709|OS grid reference SX177709}}.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Explorer map sheet 109 ''Bodmin Moor'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-24047-2}}</ref>
Leisure facilities on the site include angling and a {{convert|50|acre|m2|adj=on}} adventure and nature park, Colliford Lake Park,<ref>[http://www.collifordlakepark.co.uk Colliford Lake Park]</ref> which features trails and footpaths, play areas, wetlands, picnic areas and a cafe.<ref>[http://search.visitbritain.com/en-EN/Details.aspx?contentID=132694&IsSearchFormAccommodation=false Visit Britain website; Colliford Lake; retrieved April 2010]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Colliford Lake is managed by the South West Lakes Trust, an environmental and recreational charity which manages fifty inland water sites in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/home |title=South West Lakes Trust website. Retrieved April 2010 |access-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428055039/http://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/home |archive-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2026 a labyrinth called Kerdroya was completed on the site. The project built with Cornish hedging took seven years and was instigated by Will Coleman.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2026 |title=Cornish hedge labyrinth called Kerdroya completed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kn0y8z3do |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> A thousand volunteers and 5,000 schoolchildren helped build it and about 150 people received training in the craft of hedging during the build.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Steven |date=March 20, 2025 |title=‘Every stone tells a story’: Cornish hedge labyrinth opens on Bodmin Moor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/20/cornish-hedge-labyrinth-opens-on-bodmin-moor-kerdroya |access-date=2026-03-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Cornwall}} * List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
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