Aston Reservoir, sometimes known as Salford Lake, Salford Park Pool or Salford Bridge Reservoir, is a 19th-century reservoir, formerly used for drinking water extracted from the River Tame,[1] in Birmingham, England. It was built by the Birmingham Waterworks Company[1] and was at that time situated in the parish of Aston.[1] On 1 January 1876 the company was purchased by Birmingham Corporation Water Department.

Aston Reservoir
The north shore of the reservoir, with part of Gravelly Hill Interchange in the background
Aston Reservoir
Location	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.508797°N 1.867388°W / 52.508797; -1.867388
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

More recently, it has been a boating lake, although this is no longer the case. In the 1950s it was used for speedboat racing.[2] The area around the reservoir is used as a park, Salford Park.

It has a capacity of 111,400 m³ (145,700 cu yd) behind an earthfill dam,[3] and sits immediately adjacent to Gravelly Hill Interchange, and in a bend of the river.

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• Midland Hydroplane Meeting, 1952 (Pathé newsreel)

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