Barby Storage Reservoir
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  Barby Storage Reservoir | |
| Location | Northamptonshire |
| Coordinates | 52°19′14″N 1°11′10″W / 52.3205°N 1.1860°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Draycote Water |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 1,460 feet (450 m) |
| Max. width | 740 feet (230 m) |
| Islands | 1 |
Barby Storage Reservoir is an underground reservoir near Barby in Northamptonshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water.[1][2] It supplies drinking water to Rugby, being fed by water pumped from Draycote Water.[1][2]
The site was subject to archaeological excavations between 2009 and 2015, prior to planned extension of the reservoir.[3][4]
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- ^ a b "Barby Reservoir (Northamptonshire)". APA Concrete Repairs. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Firm says water supply alert over". BBC News. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Hatton, G.W. (2013). Barby Hill Archaeological Project Interim Report for Second Year, 2012/2013 (PDF).
- ^ Hart, Jonathan (2016). "Barby Reservoir, Barby, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Excavation". Cotswold Archaeology Unpublished Report Series: 1. doi:10.5284/1112451.
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