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The reservoir is about 1.05 kilometres (0.65 mi) long, over 450 metres (1,480 ft) wide, and about 18 metres (60 ft) deep at the dam. Its surface area is 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi).
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999:Reservoirs
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965:Handsworth
953:Cemeteries
814:Perry Park
759:Grove Park
695:Birmingham
426:7 December
405:References
371:Manchester
352:Birmingham
318:Northfield
290:Bill Oddie
271:Birmingham
198:Max. width
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312:History
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