Daer Water is one of the streams located in the watershed region which surrounds the River Clyde in Scotland.
The burns unite near the farm named Daerhead and from here the Daer Water flows north for a few miles before plunging into the Daer Reservoir. The Crook Burn joins here and, on leaving the reservoir, the waters head north.
The Daer Water meets the Potrail Water at Watermeetings, and below their meeting point the united river is the Clyde itself.
The Daer Water flows through the Daer Reservoir which supplies water to the nearby towns of Lanarkshire.
Daer Reservoir
Daer Reservoir is a man-made waterbody created by the damming of the Dear Water a tributary of the River Clyde in the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
It lies within the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire.
It is accessible by a minor public road leaving the A702 follows the Daer Water south to the dam and then continues along the western margin of the reservoir as far as Kirkhope.
The reservoir was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956 to supply water to the Scottish Central Belt.
Season tickets for fishing in the reservoir for brown trout are available from Kilbryde Angling Club.
The Southern Upland Way passes just to the north of the dam and affords views over the reservoir for the walker
Crawford, Elvanfoot & Daer, South Lanarkshire, Community Site 