Abstract
On 12 August 2013 members of the British Dam Society were invited to visit construction works underway at Black Esk dam, with a party of 33 attending the site near Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. The reservoir owner, Scottish Water, instigated the works to raise the overflow level by 2·5 m in order to increase the storage volume of the reservoir by 40%. The adoption of a new piano-key weir around the rim of the bellmouth spillway has reduced the flood rise and therefore the extent of dam-raising that is required. The visit was hosted by Black & Veatch, who are both designer and principal contractor for the project. Representatives from Scottish Water were present and accompanied the group throughout the visit.
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