King George VI Reservoir
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King George VI Reservoir is a large freshwater storage reservoir in the Lee Valley near London that plays a key role in supplying drinking water to the surrounding region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drinking water reservoir
ⓘ
freshwater reservoir ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation | about 20 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| embankmentType | earth embankment ⓘ |
| function | regulating storage for treated water works ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest | waterbirds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
outlet works
ⓘ
peripheral embankment ⓘ pumping station ⓘ |
| inflow |
River Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Thames Valley reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lee Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Spelthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Heathrow Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Staines-upon-Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanwell Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Thames Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForTitle | King of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Queen Mary Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staines Reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Wraysbury Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1947 ⓘ |
| operator | Thames Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Thames Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
London water supply system
ⓘ
Thames Water supply network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | roughly rectangular ⓘ |
| storageCapacity |
around 17 billion litres
ⓘ
around 17,000 megalitres ⓘ |
| supplies |
Greater London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Berkshire ⓘ parts of Surrey ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 1.1 square kilometres
ⓘ
about 270 acres ⓘ |
| use |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ |
| usedFor | bird habitat ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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