Chew Magna Reservoir Explained

Chew Magna Reservoir
Pushpin Map:Somerset
Coords:51.366°N -2.626°W
Inflow:Winford brook
Outflow:Winford brook
Basin Countries:United Kingdom
Area:5acres

Chew Magna Reservoir is a 50NaN0 reservoir on the western outskirts of the village of Chew Magna, Somerset, England. It lies just north of the B3130 Winford Road.

The reservoir was created by damming Winford brook in order to supply water for villages in the Chew Valley. It is owned and managed by Bristol Water.

Chew Magna reservoir provides fly fishing for stocked brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).[1] Rainbows can be fished all year. Parking is close to the lake and there are many stagings erected around the lake.

In 2011 the reservoir emptied following a long period without sustained rainfall. Bristol Water rescued the trout and transferred them to the nearby Chew Valley Lake.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chew Magna Reservoir. Waterscape. 6 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Chew Magna Reservoir empty. Bristol Water. 6 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402052830/http://www.bristolwater.co.uk/news/mainNews.asp?newsID=899. 2 April 2012.