Belvide Reservoir

Belvide Reservoir
The 'Gazebo' hide at the West Midland Bird Club's Belvide Reservoir reserve
Belvide Reservoir
LocationSouth Staffordshire
Coordinates52°41′10″N 2°11′35″W / 52.686°N 2.193°W / 52.686; -2.193
TypeCanal reservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Managing agencyBritish Waterways
DesignationSSSI
Built1833 (1833)
Surface area737,000 square metres (182 acres)
Water volume2,196,000 cubic metres (483×10^6 imp gal)
Websitewestmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/www02/belvidereservoir.html

Belvide Reservoir is a reservoir in South Staffordshire, England. It was built in 1833 to supply the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, and has been managed as a nature reserve since 1977. It has been used to study the effect of water level changes on bird populations.

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