Frankley Reservoir is a semi-circular reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water.[1] Its construction was authorised by the Birmingham Corporation Water Act of 1892.[2] It was built by Birmingham Corporation Water Department to designs by Abram Kellett of Ealing in 1904.[3]

Frankley Reservoir
Frankley Reservoir
Location	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.42069°N 1.99849°W / 52.42069; -1.99849
Type	Drinking water
Primary inflows	Elan aqueduct
Primary outflows	Frankley Water Treatment Works

It contains 900,000 cubic metres (200,000,000 imp gal) of water received from the Elan Valley Reservoirs,[3] 117 km (73 mi) away, in Wales, which arrives via the Elan aqueduct, by the power of gravity alone, dropping 52 metres (171 ft) – an average gradient of 1 in 2,300.

Before 1987 it was leaking 540 litres (120 imp gal) per second. In that year ground-penetrating radar was used successfully to isolate the leaks.[3]

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
• Frankley Water Treatment Works

References

External links

• History
• grid reference SP002803

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