Chew Magna Reservoir

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Chew Magna Reservoir
Chew Magna Reservoir -
Location Somerset
Coordinates 51°21′58″N 2°37′34″W / 51.366, -2.626Coordinates: 51°21′58″N 2°37′34″W / 51.366, -2.626
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Winford brook
Primary outflows Winford brook
Basin countries United Kingdom
Surface area 5 acres (0.02 km²)

Chew Magna Reservoir is a small reservoir on the western outskirts of the village of Chew Magna, Somerset, England. It lies just north of the B3130 Winford Road.

This 5 acres (2 ha) reservoir was created in the 1930s, damming Winford brook, to supply water for villages in the Chew Valley. It is owned and managed by Bristol Water.

Chew Magna reservoir provides fly fishing for stocked Brown Trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Rainbows can be fished all year. Parking is close to the lake and there are many stagings erected around the lake.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Janes, Rowland (ed) (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley. ISBN 0-9545125-0-2. 

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Bristol Reservoirs

The reservoirs: Chew Valley Lake · Blagdon Lake · Cheddar Reservoir · Barrow Gurney Reservoirs · Litton Reservoirs · Chew Magna Reservoir

Related topics: Bristol Water
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