Location Birmingham Basin countries United Kingdom | Type reservoir | |
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Primary inflows Water volume 83 million litres (67 acre·ft) | ||
Perry Barr Reservoir is a covered drinking water reservoir, in north Birmingham, England. Built on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm, it is not, despite its name, in the modern Perry Barr area, but nearby Kingstanding, at grid reference SP083951.
Map of Perry Barr Reservoir, Birmingham, UK
The reservoir is supplied by gravity from The Elan Valley, via Frankley Water Treatment Works and the trunk mains system.
The reservoir holds 83 million litres of water and supplies areas such as Kingstanding, Perry Barr, Great Barr and Witton.
When built, it was in open countryside, but its surroundings are now urban. There are two old, matching signs at the entrance. One reads:
City of Birmingham Water Department
the other:
The water in this reservoir (capacity 18 million gallons) has flowed 86 miles, without being pumped, though tunnels & pipes from the mountains of mid-Wales.
In August 2013, Severn Trent launched a £2 million project to build a 2 1/2 mile pipeline linking the reservoir to South Staffordshire Water's Barr Beacon Reservoir, to allow for the exchange of water in emergencies such as severe droughts.