Queen Mary Reservoir

Queen Mary Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = Queen Mary Reservoir
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location = Surrey
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type = reservoir
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basin_countries = United Kingdom
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area = convert|700|acre|km2|abbr=on
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cities = The Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs in the Staines/Sunbury area, in West London within the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. It lies south of the A308 and west of the M3 motorway. The reservoir covers convert|700|acre|km2 and lies convert|45|ft|m|abbr=on above the surrounding area.

The reservoir is owned by Thames Water and 200 million gallons of water are pumped into the reservoir each day from an inlet on the River Thames at Laleham between Chertsey Lock and Penton Hook Lock. [ [http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/text/leisure_culture/tourism/lei_walksinspelthorne/lei_laleham_village.htm Spelthorne Borough Council "A Walk round Laleham village] ]

The Queen Mary Sailing Club is a members sailing club on the reservoir. It owns subsidiary company Queen Mary Sailsports, bringing all training operations "in house". The postal address for the club is in Ashford, Middlesex.

ee also

*London water supply infrastructure

References

External links

* [http://www.queenmary.org.uk/ Queen Mary sailing club]


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