Wychall Reservoir

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Wychall Reservoir
Location	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.4108° N 1.9446° WCoordinates: 52.4108° N 1.9446° W
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Wychall Reservoir, is a canal compensation 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 effectiveness of their mills.

Now defunct as a reservoir it has been adopted by Birmingham City Council, along with the nearby Merecroft Pool, as a Local Nature Reserve. A low level of water is maintained with the drained area a combination of meadow, woodland and reedbed.

[edit] See also

• Edgbaston Reservoir
• Lifford Reservoir

[edit] Sources

• River Rea Heritage Trail
• Birmingham City Council - Local Nature Reserve mapPDF (957 KiB)