Banbury Reservoir
| Banbury Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Banbury Reservoir | |
  Banbury Reservoir | |
| 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 (0.65×109 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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.