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Edgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir and referred to in some early maps as Rock Pool Reservoir, [1] is a canal feeder reservoir in Birmingham, England, [2] [3] maintained by the Canal & River Trust. [4] It is situated close to Birmingham City Centre and is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. [5]
Reservoirs in Birmingham, England, used for drinking water or to supply the canal network. Pages in category "Reservoirs in Birmingham, West Midlands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Elan Valley Reservoirs (Welsh: Cronfeydd Cwm Elan) are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales.The reservoirs, which were built by the Birmingham Corporation Water Department, provide clean drinking water for Birmingham in the West Midlands of England.
Brookvale Park Lake (Birmingham) Edgbaston Reservoir (Birmingham) Frankley Reservoir (Birmingham) Lifford Reservoir (Birmingham) Netherton Reservoir, Dudley; Olton Reservoir, Solihull; Perry Barr Reservoir (covered) (Birmingham) Witton Lakes (Birmingham) see also Elan Valley Reservoirs (Wales) which were built by, and supply, Birmingham
Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. [1] It covers 460,000 square metres (5,000,000 sq ft). The reservoir is about 1.05 kilometres (0.65 mi) long, over 450 metres (1,480 ft) wide, and about 18 metres (60 ft) deep at the dam.
Brookvale Park Lake previously known as Lower Witton Reservoir (grid reference) is a former drinking water reservoir in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England.. Two brooks, arising at Kingstanding and Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes (previously known as Upper Witton Reservoir and Middle Witton Reservoir), then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching ...
A 1307 document refers to "Parc de Rotton juxta [near] Birmingham". [2] In 1826, Thomas Telford built Edgbaston Reservoir , then known as Rotton Park Reservoir, by damming a small stream. Local land agent John Chesshire built a large house for the wealthy banker Samuel Jones Lloyd , Lord Overstone in the 1850s.
Aston Reservoir, sometimes known as Salford Lake, Salford Park Pool or Salford Bridge Reservoir, is a 19th-century reservoir, formerly used for drinking water extracted from the River Tame, [1] in Birmingham, England. It was built by the Birmingham Waterworks Company [1] and was at that time situated in the parish of Aston. [1]