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East Warwick Reservoir

Field	Value
name	East Warwick Reservoir
image	East Warwick Reservoir 1.jpg
location	London Borough of Waltham Forest
coords
type	reservoir
pushpin_map	London
basin_countries	United Kingdom
max-depth	5.8 m (19 ft)
volume	0.96 Gl

| max-depth = 5.8 m (19 ft)

East Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London. The reservoir is owned by Thames Water.

History

The reservoir was constructed on marshland in the mid–19th century by the East London Waterworks Company. (Source?)

Ecology

The reservoir is part of the Walthamstow Reservoirs Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is particularly favoured by the tufted duck.

Recreation

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

The water also functions as a trout fishery.

References

[http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~mjneves/publicacoes_files/data/es/ponencias/por_autor/pdf/10109.pdf pp3 Reservoir Information] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-01-24 Retrieved December 6, 2007)
[http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/map.aspx Natural England, Nature on the Map, Walthamstow Reservoirs] {{webarchive. link. (2012-04-09)
[http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004304.pdf English Nature] Retrieved December 6, 2007
[http://www.waterscape.com/things-to-do/fishing/fisheries/1587/east-warwick-reservoir Trout fishing information] Retrieved December 6, 2007

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