Wychall Reservoir

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Map sources for Wychall Reservoir at grid reference SP041792
Map sources for Wychall Reservoir at grid reference SP041792

Wychall Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England.

It was built in the early 1800s by the Worcester Canal Company, after mill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effecitveness of their mills.