King George VI Reservoir | |
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Location | Surrey since 1965; Middlesex before 1965 |
Coordinates | 51°26′56″N 0°30′07″W / 51.449°N 0.502°W |
Type | Man made reservoir |
Primary inflows | Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct from Hythe End |
Primary outflows | Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct to Kempton Park and Hampton Waterworks |
Catchment area | Thames Basin |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Built | 1937 |
Surface area | 140 ha (350 acres) |
Max. depth | 17 m (56 ft) |
Water volume | 15.88 Gl (3.49×10 9 imp gal) |
Shore length1 | 5.23 kilometres (3.25 mi) |
Surface elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) to 16 metres (52 ft) |
Islands | None |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The King George VI Reservoir sits between Stanwell Moor and Staines upon Thames, south-west of Heathrow, England. It is between Staines Moor and a north–south road abutting the Staines Reservoirs. The reservoir was opened in November 1947 and named after the then reigning monarch George VI. It is owned by Thames Water.