Bartley Reservoir (Birmingham)

United Kingdom / England / Halesowen / Birmingham
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Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. It covers 460,000 square metres.

The reservoir is about 0.65 miles long, over 450m wide, and about 60 feet (18 m) deep at the dam. Its surface area is 110 acres (0.45 km2).

It is known as the place where Bill Oddie did much of his early birdwatching, and features in his books (notably Bill Oddie's Gone Birding) and television programmes. His first ever published article, for the West Midland Bird Club's annual report, was about the birds of the reservoir. The reservoir is also home to Bartley Sailing Club.
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Coordinates:   52°25'40"N   1°59'43"W
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