Tardebigge Lake is a large feeder

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, about in size, built to supply water for the famous flight of locks running from

Tardebigge Tardebigge () is a village in Worcestershire, England. The village is most famous for the Tardebigge Locks, a flight of 30 canal locks that raise the Worcester and Birmingham Canal over over the Lickey Ridge. It lies in the county of Worces ...

towards

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, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is maintained by the

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and still supplies water to the canal system. The lake is up to deep at the dam end, shelving off to around at the inlet end. Access to walkers is allowed to the dam end and the side of the lake alongside the canal path.

Fishing

The lake was used for many years as a general fishery run by Cadbury's of Bournville, then licensed by

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. It is now run as a closed syndicate and, as it increases in popularity, spaces for the syndicate are limited.

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Tardebigge Anglers
Worcester and Birmingham Canal Canal reservoirs in England Reservoirs in Worcestershire {{Worcestershire-geo-stub