| Stowe Pool | |
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  Stowe Pool | |
| Location | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°41′18″N 1°49′22″W / 52.688384°N 1.822799°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Leamonsley Brook, Trunkfield Brook from Minster Pool |
| Primary outflows | Curborough Brook |
| Catchment area | 37.2 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | England |
| Managing agency | Lichfield District Council |
| Built | 1856 |
| Max. length | 470 metres (1,540 ft) |
| Max. width | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Surface area | 55,000 square metres (14 acres) |
| Average depth | 3.95 metres (13.0 ft) |
| Max. depth | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Water volume | 217,600 m3 (47.9×106 imp gal; 176.4 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 1.13 kilometres (0.70 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 79.3 m (260 ft) OD |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Stowe Pool is a reservoir located in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. Formerly a fishery (along with nearby Bishop's Pool and Minister Pool), Stowe Pool was turned into a reservoir in 1856 by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Co.[1] Before 1856, Stowe Pool existed as a mill pond, with Stowe mill located just to the west of St Chad's Church.[citation needed] Since 1968 the reservoir has not been used for supply and is now a public amenity used for recreation purposes.[2] Stowe Pool is a designated SSSI site as it is home to the native white-clawed crayfish.[3]
- ^ "About Stowe Pool – Lichfield Historic Parks".
- ^ South Staffordshire Water Archives, retrieved 5 January 2011
- ^ Natural England: SSSI Info, retrieved 14 January 2011