Sulby Reservoir (Northamptonshire)

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Sulby Reservoir
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Sulby Reservoir
Location Northamptonshire
Coordinates 52°25′23″N1°02′09″W / 52.42306°N 1.03583°W / 52.42306; -1.03583 Coordinates: 52°25′23″N1°02′09″W / 52.42306°N 1.03583°W / 52.42306; -1.03583
Type reservoir
Basin  countriesUnited Kingdom

Sulby Reservoir is in the English county of Northamptonshire.

Sulby Reservoir is the higher of a pair of reservoirs owned by the Canal & River Trust - the other being Welford Reservoir - that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal by way of the navigable Welford Arm. [1]

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References

  1. "Welford Arm (Leicester Line)". canalrivertrust.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2020.