Draycote Water
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A view over Draycote Water |
Draycote Water is a
reservoir and
country park near the village of
Dunchurch, 6 km south of
Rugby in
Warwickshire,
England, owned and operated by
Severn Trent Water. It supplies
drinking water to
Rugby, via
Barby Storage Reservoir, and is named after the nearby hamlet of
Draycote.
The reservoir was created in the
1960s and is the largest in Warwickshire. It covers more than 600 acres (2.4 km²) and holds up to 5,000 million imperial gallons (23 million m³) of water.
It is renowned as a site for
Birdwatching and has a bird hide, with a feeding station sponsored by the
West Midland Bird Club. Severn-Trent also manage an adjacent 20 acre (81,000 m²)
country park.
It is also popular with boaters, fishers, cyclists and walkers.
Draycote Water is on the
A426 road at .
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Draycote Birding*
Draycote Water Country Park*
Draycote Water Sailing Club
