Belvide Reservoir | |
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Location | South Staffordshire |
Coordinates | 52°41′10″N 2°11′35″W / 52.686°N 2.193°W |
Type | Canal reservoir |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Managing agency | British Waterways |
Designation | SSSI |
Built | 1833 |
Surface area | 737,000 square metres (182 acres) |
Water volume | 2,196,000 cubic metres (483×10 6 imp gal) |
Website | westmidlandbirdclub |
Belvide Reservoir is a reservoir in South Staffordshire, England. It was built in 1833 to supply the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, and has been managed as a nature reserve since 1977. It has been used to study the effect of water level changes on bird populations.