Queen Mother Reservoir
The Queen Mother Reservoir is a public water supply reservoir that lies between the M4 and the M25 to the west of London, close to Datchet. It is 475 acres (1.92 km2) in size or about 1 km in diameter - making it one of the largest inland areas of water in Southern England.[1] It is managed by Thames Water.
This is one of a number of reservoirs to the west of London and was completed in 1976. It was inaugurated on 9 July that year by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, after whom it is named.[2] Its water is pumped from the River Thames nearby.[3] The water improves in quality during its retention in the reservoir as solids settle and organic contaminants are adsorbed and degraded through a combination of natural biological processes aided by sunlight and oxygenation. Water from the reservoir is treated (often using slow sand filters) before being put into supply as London tap water.[4] The reservoir contains a limnological tower.[5]
During the design and early construction it was called the Datchet reservoir due to its closeness to the town.[6]
Engineering design data for the Queen Mother reservoir is as follows.[6]
Parameter | Value |
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Top water level above ordnance datum | 35 m |
Volume of water storage | 37 million m3 |
Maximum depth of water | 23 m |
Water area | 192 ha |
Maximum height of bank above ground | 20 m |
Perimeter of bank | 5,350 m |
The reservoir lies within the Colne Valley regional park and like other local reservoirs is popular for sailing and bird-watching. Petrels have been spotted at this reservoir.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Datchet Water sailing club
- ^ "The Queen Mother Reservoir - some aspects of its design and construction" (PDF). geplus.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ BBC News Homes flooded by reservoir leak Saturday, 8 April 2006
- ^ News Release Thames Water Employs Reservoir Profiler to Reduce Costs (6 June 2007) Archived September 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pawsey, D B H; Humphrey, A W (October 1976). "he Queen Mother Reservoir – some aspects of its design and construction". Ground Engineering: 27–30.
- ^ a b Bell, F. G. (1979). Engineering Geology and Geotechnics. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd. p. 270. ISBN 9780408003551.
- ^ Thames Water official website - Birdwatching
External links
- Datchet Water Sailing Club
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