West Warwick Reservoir

West Warwick Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = West Warwick Reservoir
location = London Borough of Waltham Forest
coords = coord|51.576456|N|0.058494|W|type:waterbody_region:GB|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
basin_countries = United Kingdom
max-depth = 5.8 m
volume= 800 ML

West Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is in the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain which supply drinking water to London. [PDF| [http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~mjneves/publicacoes_files/data/es/ponencias/por_autor/pdf/10109.pdf pp 3 Reservoir Information] |183 KiB Retrieved December 07 2007] It is owned by Thames Water.

History

The reservoir was constructed in the mid 19th century on marshland by the East London Waterworks Company.

Ecology

The water is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). [ [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004304.pdf English Nature] Retrieved December 07 2007]

Recreation

The reservoir is popular with birdwatchers, [ [http://www.editthis.info/londonbirders/LatestNews London Birders-Latest News 05-12-2007] Retrieved December 07 2007 ] anglers [ [http://www.waterscape.com/things-to-do/fishing/fisheries/1561/west-warwick-reservoir Angling information] Retrieved December 07 2007] and naturalists. Permits are required to visit water.

References

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/speckyfoureyes/1572850000/ Photograph of reservoir]


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