Low Maynard Reservoir

Low Maynard Reservoir
Low Maynard Reservoir
	File:Low Maynard Reservoir.jpg Looking north from Ferry Lane
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Location	London Borough of Waltham Forest
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Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. depth	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Water volume	0.15 Gl (0.033×109 imp gal)

Low Maynard Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.^[1] The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London.^[2]

History

Construction of the reservoir was completed in 1870 ^[3] by the East London Waterworks Company on former marshland. It is now owned and managed by Thames Water.

The reservoir is part of the Walthamstow Reservoirs Site of Special Scientific Interest,^[4] and it supports a large concentration of breeding wildfowl.^[5]

The fringes of the reservoir contain species of plants uncommon in Greater London, including:

Access to the water, which is by permit only, is popular with birdwatchers, walkers and anglers.^[6]

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Low Maynard Reservoir
File:Low Maynard Reservoir.jpg Looking north from Ferry Lane
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Location	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Coordinates	Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Max. depth	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Water volume	0.15 Gl (0.033×10^⁹ imp gal)