Draycote Water

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Draycote Water

Location	Warwickshire
Coordinates	52.31727° N 1.34127° WCoordinates: 52.31727° N 1.34127° W
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	600 acres (2.4 km²)
Water volume	23 mio m³

Draycote Water is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch, 6 km south of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. It supplies drinking water to Rugby, via Barby Storage Reservoir, and is named after the nearby hamlet of Draycote.

The reservoir was created in the 1960s and was opened in January 1969 ^[1] and is by far the largest expanse of water in Warwickshire. It covers more than 600 acres (2.4 km²) and holds up to 5,000 million imperial gallons (23 million m³) of water.

It is renowned as a site for Birdwatching and has a bird hide, with a feeding station sponsored by the West Midland Bird Club. Severn-Trent also manage an adjacent 20 acre (81,000 m²) country park.

Draycote Water is now home to a herd of over 200 alpacas. Toft Alpacas is based on the banks of the reservoir and the animals can be seen from the road surrounding Draycote. Public footpath walks can be taken off the water to get a closer look at the farm and these unusual inhabitants of rural Warwickshire.

It is also popular with boaters, windsurfers, fishers, cyclists and walkers.

Draycote Water is on the A426 road at grid reference SP450690.