Banbury Reservoir
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Banbury Reservoir | |
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Location | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
Coordinates | 51°36′17″N 0°02′06″W / 51.6047°N 0.0350°W |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Surface area | 46 hectares (0.18 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
Water volume | 2.95 Gl (0.65×10 9 imp gal) |
Banbury Reservoir is located at Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is one of the storage reservoirs [1] of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain in the Middle Lea Valley.
History
The reservoir was completed by and for the East London Waterworks Company in 1903, and was subsequently taken over by the newly formed Metropolitan Water Board in 1904.[2] The reservoir is now owned by Thames Water.
See also
References
- ^ "Page 3 Lee Valley Reservoir information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2007-11-12. (183 KiB) Retrieved November 12, 2007
- ^ East London Waterworks-Water supply Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 12, 2007.
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