Water Destinations in West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Lodge Farm Reservoir
Netherton Reservoir - otherwise known as Lodge Farm Reservoir or locally known as The Rezza is a canal feeder reservoir in the Netherton district of Dudley, England. It opened in 1838, and is now used for watersports, as well as supplying water to the canal system. The Dudley Canal Line No 2 followed a circuitous route, but in the 1830s Thomas Brewin was responsible for building a more direct route.
Blithfield Reservoir
Blithfield Reservoir is a large raw water reservoir in Staffordshire, England, owned by South Staffordshire Water. The reservoir was authorised by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6.
Gailey Upper Reservoir
Gailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by the Canal & River Trust. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west. A connected reservoir, Calf Heath Reservoir, stands a little further to the west, beyond the M6 motorway.
Staunton Harold Reservoir
Staunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England. Most of the water is within Derbyshire but a small part of the southern shore is over the border in Leicestershire. The site is also the home of Staunton Harold Sailing Club.
Terry's Pool
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing, and walking. The northern banks of the lakes form the borough and county boundary with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and the West Midlands.
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King's Mill Reservoir
Kings Mill Reservoir is situated in Sutton-in-Ashfield, in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, close to the boundary of Mansfield, and adjacent to Kings Mill Hospital. It forms part of the Maun from Source to Vicar Water water body.
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