Banbury Reservoir Explained

Banbury Reservoir
Coords:	51.6047°N -0.035°W
Pushpin Map:	London
Basin Countries:	United Kingdom
Area:	46ha
Max-Depth:	8.5m (27.9feet)
Volume:	2.95Gl

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

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

• London water supply infrastructure

References

1. Web site: Page 3 Lee Valley Reservoir information . 2007-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124142453/http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~mjneves/publicacoes_files/data/es/ponencias/por_autor/pdf/10109.pdf . 2011-01-24 . dead .   Retrieved November 12, 2007
2. http://www.enfield.gov.uk/448/water%20supply%20in%20enfield%20a%20history.htm East London Waterworks-Water supply