West Warwick Reservoir

West Warwick Reservoir
West Warwick Reservoir
	West Warwick Reservoir
Location	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Coordinates	51.576456°N 0.058494°W
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. depth	5.8 m (19 ft)
Water volume	0.8 Gl (0.18×109 imp gal)

West Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain, which supplies drinking water to London.[1] It is owned by Thames Water.

History

The reservoir was constructed by the East London Waterworks Company in the mid-19th century on former marshland.

The reservoir is popular with birdwatchers,[3] anglers[4] and naturalists, but access is by permit only.

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Thames Water
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