Brookvale Park Lake

Brookvale Park Lake

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location = Erdington area of Birmingham
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type = reservoir
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Brookvale Park Lake (gbmapping|SP091911) 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, then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame.

The brooks are natural; the lakes were created at the end of the 1800s to supply drinking water for Birmingham. They were then in the countryside, and the water relatively clean. Industrialisation and urban sprawl led to the water no longer being fit for drinking, so the City turned to the Elan Valley in Wales for a supply.

From October 7, 1909 until 1926, Brookvale Park Lake was used as an open air swimming pool operated by the Birmingham Baths Committee. The lakes and surrounding parkland are now maintained as a leisure amenity by Birmingham City Council.

External links

* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=17608&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=7&MENU_ID=1743 Birmingham City Council page]


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