Stanford Reservoir
Stanford Reservoir is a drinking water reservoir on the River Avon, England. It lies on the county boundary between Leicestershire and Northamptonshire near the village of Stanford-on-Avon.
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| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 52°25′15″N 1°6′55″W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | River Avon |
| Primary outflows | River Avon |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Water volume | 1.5 million cubic metres (330,000,000 imp gal) [1] |
The reservoir was built in 1928 by Rugby Urban District Council and is now owned by the company Severn Trent Water.[1]
The site is considered important for bird species including tufted duck, wigeon, pochard and shoveller and five species of bats. The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire have a management agreement to look after wildlife aspects.
References
- T Wanner J Correia P Farnell K Jaroszynska-Etienne Andrew Pepper (12 July 2018). "Stanford Reservoir – Design and Construction of the Upgrade Works to Increase the Overflow Capacity". Smart Dams and Reservoirs. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
- Northamptonshire Nature Reserves Archived 26 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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