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Frankley Reservoir is a semi-circular reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water.Environment Agency public register of Large Raised Reservoirs, as at 2 November 2020, via Its construction was authorised by the Birmingham Corporation Water Act of 1892.55 & 56 Vict. c. clxxiii It was built by
Birmingham Corporation Water Department The Birmingham Corporation Water Department was responsible for the supply of water to Birmingham, England, from 1876 to 1974. It was also known as Birmingham Corporation Waterworks Department. Early History 1808 - 1876 The earliest formal supp ...
to designs by Abram Kellett of Ealing in 1904. It contains of water received from the Elan Valley Reservoirs, away, in Wales, which arrives via the Elan aqueduct, by the power of gravity alone, dropping – an average gradient of 1 in 2,300. Before 1987 it was leaking per second. In that year ground-penetrating radar was used successfully to isolate the leaks.


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* List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom *
Frankley Water Treatment Works Frankley Water Treatment Works is a drinking water plant at Frankley, Birmingham, England. Owned by Severn Trent Water, it supplies drinking water to Birmingham and the surrounding area. The plant treats water from the Elan Valley in Wales, which ...


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* Drinking water reservoirs in England Reservoirs in Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub