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.

Banbury Reservoir
Aerial view of Banbury Reservoir
Banbury Reservoir is located in Greater London
Banbury Reservoir
Banbury Reservoir
LocationLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Coordinates51°36′17″N 0°02′06″W / 51.6047°N 0.0350°W / 51.6047; -0.0350
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area46 hectares (0.18 sq mi)
Max. depth8.5 metres (28 ft)
Water volume2.95 Gl (0.65×10^9 imp gal)

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ East London Waterworks-Water supply Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 12, 2007.