Brookvale Park Lake
Brookvale Park Lake | |
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Location | Erdington, Birmingham, England |
Coordinates | 52°31′08″N 1°51′54″W / 52.51878°N 1.86493°W |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Brookvale Park Lake previously known as Lower Witton Reservoir (
.Two brooks, arising at
Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes (previously known as Upper Witton Reservoir and Middle Witton Reservoir), then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame, and ultimately the North Sea, via the Trent and Humber
.
The brooks are natural; the lakes were created at the end of the 19th century to supply drinking water for Birmingham. They were then in the
countryside, and the water relatively clean. Industrialisation and urban sprawl led to the water no longer being fit for drinking, so the City turned to the Elan Valley in Wales
for a supply.
From 7 October 1909 until 1926, Brookvale Park Lake was used as an open air swimming pool operated by the Birmingham Baths Committee. The lakes and the surrounding area, Brookvale Park, are now maintained as a leisure amenity by Birmingham City Council.
The first ring-necked duck in the West Midlands county was found here in 2001.[1]
References
- ISSN 1476-2862. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.)
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