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Banbury Reservoir

Coordinates: 51°36′17″N 0°02′06″W / 51.6047°N 0.0350°W / 51.6047; -0.0350
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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)

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

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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.