Cofton Reservoir is a canal feeder reservoir, south of the village of
Cofton Hackett,
Worcestershire in the
United Kingdom. The reservoir is situated at the base of the
Lickey Hills, south west of
Birmingham. It is the highest of four
Worcester and Birmingham Canal
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn (just after the river lock) and ends in Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is long.
There ar ...
reservoirs in the upper catchments of the
River Arrow. It was originally built in 1815 as a compensation reservoir for watermills, which would have otherwise been affected by the construction of the canal. It was later used as a water supply for the canal, a function for which it still serves.
See also
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Canals of the United Kingdom
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History of the British canal system
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
External links
Cofton Lake Conservation Ltd
Canal reservoirs in England
Reservoirs in Worcestershire
Birmingham Canal Navigations
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