- Witton Lakes
Infobox lake
lake_name = Witton Lakes
image_lake = Witton Lakes - Lower (448543147).jpg
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location =Erdington ,Birmingham ,England
coords = coord|52.52850|N|1.87172|W|type:waterbody_region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SP088923)|display=inline,title
type = Reservoir
inflow = Two brooks
outflow = Brook toBrookvale Park Lake
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basin_countries = United Kingdom
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cities =Witton Lakes are a pair of former
drinking water reservoirs in theErdington area ofBirmingham ,England (not in nearby Witton).Two
brook s, arising atKingstanding and Bleak Hill,Erdington , respectively, feed first Witton Lakes, then overspill intoBrookvale Park Lake , before reaching the River Tame.The brooks are natural; the lakes were created at the end of the 1800s to supply drinking water for Birmingham. They were then in the
countryside , and the water relatively clean.Industrialisation andurban sprawl led to the water no longer being fit for drinking, so the city turned to the Elan Valley inWales for a supply.The lakes are now maintained as a
leisure amenity byBirmingham City Council . One is used for model boating and the other nature conservation. The north Birmingham cycle route runs through the surrounding park.External links
* The lakes are at gbmapping|SP088923
* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=17614&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=7&MENU_ID=1743 Birmingham City Council page]
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