Lee Valley Reservoir Chain

The Lee Valley Reservoir Chain is located in the Lee Valley, and comprises 13 reservoirs that supply drinking water to London^[1].

Contents 1 Reservoirs 2 Water supply 3 Water treatment 4 See also 5 References

Reservoirs

The following waters are located in the London Borough of Enfield and are known collectively as the Chingford Reservoirs, which are a Site of Special Scientific Interest:^[2]

• King George V Reservoir
• William Girling Reservoir

The following waters are located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest:

• Walthamstow Reservoirs, which comprise ten bodies of water and are a Site of Special Scientific Interest:^[2][3]

Lockwood Reservoir

High Maynard Reservoir

Low Maynard Reservoir

East Warwick Reservoir

West Warwick Reservoir

Reservoirs numbered 1 to 5

• Banbury Reservoir (The only reservoir which is not an SSSI)

Water supply

The reservoirs are fed by the following waters

• River Lee Diversion
• River Lee Flood Relief Channel
• New River
• The Thames-Lee Water Main ^[4]

Water treatment

After being stored in the above reservoirs the water is piped to the Coppermills Water Treatment Works^[5]

See also

• London water supply infrastructure

References