Lifford Reservoir Explained

Lifford Reservoir
Pushpin Map:	West Midlands
Coords:	52.4168°N -1.9161°W
Basin Countries:	United Kingdom
Volume:	68190m^2

Lifford Reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England was built by the Worcester & Birmingham Canal company in 1815 to compensate Lifford Mill for water lost to the canal.^[1] It is located at the junction of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and is on the River Rea Cycle Route. Angling is permitted subject to a charge outside the spring close season.^[2] Fish in the reservoir include tench, carp, pike, eels, perch, roach and bream.^[3]

Its capacity is 68190m², retained by an earthfill dam.^[4]

See also

• Edgbaston Reservoir
• Wychall Reservoir
• River Rea

Notes and References

1. http://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-l/lifford/ Lifford - History of Birmingham Places & Placenames A to Y
2. http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=SystemAdmin%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092603509&packedargs=website%3D1&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper&rendermode=live Birmingham City Council: Angling in Birmingham Parks
3. http://ross-lewis.co.uk/liffordreservoir.html Lifford Reservoir on Ross's web site
4. Environment Agency public register of Large Raised Reservoirs, as at 2 November 2020, via Web site: Boswarva . Owen . Large Raised Reservoirs . 7 December 2020.