King George V Reservoir | |
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![]() Looking west across the reservoir | |
Location | London Borough of Enfield |
Coordinates | 51°39′00″N 0°00′58″W / 51.6499°N 0.0161°W |
Type | reservoir |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Max. length | 2.58 km (1.60 mi) |
Max. width | 0.95 km (0.59 mi) |
Surface area | 170 ha (420 acres) |
Max. depth | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Water volume | 12.45 Gl (2.74×10 9 imp gal) |
The King George V Reservoir, also known as King George's Reservoir, is located in the London Borough of Enfield and is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain that supplies London with drinking water. The storage reservoir is bordered by Sewardstone and Chingford to the east and Brimsdown and Ponders End to the west, and covers 420 acres (170 hectares), making it the largest in London.[1] The reservoir and the nearby William Girling Reservoir are known collectively as the Chingford Reservoirs, and are owned and managed by Thames Water.
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