Brookvale Park Lake is a former drinking water reservoir in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. Water resources are sources of water that are useful to human beings for drinking, recreation, irrigation, livestock production, industry, etc. ... A reservoir (French: réservoir) is an artificial lake created by flooding land behind a dam. ... Categories: Stub | Birmingham, England ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

Two brooks, arising at Kingstanding and Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes, then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame. The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ... Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... Categories: Stub | Birmingham, England ... Witton Lakes are a pair of former drinking water reservoirs in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. ... The River Tame flows from the Black Country, through north Birmingham, past Tamworth, and into the River Trent near Alrewas. ...

The brooks are natural; the lakes were created at the end of the 1800s to supply drinking water for Birmingham. They were then in the countryside, and the water relatively clean. Industrialisation and urban sprawl led to the water no longer being fit for drinking, so the City turned to the Elan Valley in Wales for a supply. The lakes and surrounding parkland are now maintained as a leisure amenity by Birmingham City Council. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Industrialisation (or industrialization) or an industrial revolution (in general, with lowercase letters) is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial state . ... Urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl and Los Angelization) describes the growth of a metropolitan area, particularly the suburbs, over a large area. ... The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes in Wales, west of Rhayader, (also known as the Welsh Lake District), using the rivers Elan and Claerwen. ... For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area  - Total:  - % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population  - Total (2001):  - Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS... Local Government History Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire. ...

Map refernce

The lakes are at OS Grid Reference SP091911

External links

Birmingham Parks (http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/parks)