King George V Reservoir

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King George V Reservoir is a large drinking water storage reservoir in the Lee Valley, north of London, that forms part of the area’s extensive water supply and wetland landscape.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King George V Reservoir canonical 6
William Girling Reservoir 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
drinking water reservoir
access not generally open to the public
area approximately 1.03 square kilometres
approximately 103 hectares
basinCountry United Kingdom
category Lee Valley Park
Reservoirs in London
Thames Water reservoirs
constructionStartDate 1908
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 15 metres
function regulating storage for water treatment works
habitat wetland habitat for waterbirds
hasStructure earth embankment walls
inlet works
outlet works
pumping station
inception 1912
locatedIn Lee Valley
London Borough of Enfield
north of London
locatedInProtectedArea Lee Valley Special Protection Area
Ramsar site Lee Valley
locatedInRegion Greater London
South East England
locatedInRiverBasin River Lee basin
locatedNear Chingford
Enfield Lock
King George V Lock
Ponders End
River Lee Navigation
William Girling Reservoir
maximumDepth about 10 metres
namedAfter George V
namedFor King George V of the United Kingdom
linked to: George V
notableFor importance for overwintering wildfowl
role in London’s strategic water storage
openingDate 1913
operator Thames Water
owner Thames Water
partOf Lee Valley Reservoir Chain
Lee Valley wetland landscape
London water supply system
use drinking water storage
public water supply
waterSource Lee Valley abstraction works
River Lee Diversion

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lee Valley Regional Park hasPart King George V Reservoir
Lee Valley Regional Park hasPart William Girling Reservoir
linked to: King George V Reservoir
Lee Valley reservoirs hasPart King George V Reservoir
Lee Valley reservoirs hasPart William Girling Reservoir
linked to: King George V Reservoir
London water supply system includesReservoir William Girling Reservoir
linked to: King George V Reservoir
London water supply system includesReservoir King George V Reservoir
Lee Valley Park containsWaterway King George V Reservoir
Lea Valley Park hasPart King George V Reservoir
Chingford Reservoirs hasPart King George V Reservoir