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The Island Barn Reservoir lies south of the River Thames in England at West Molesey.〔(Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club )〕 The reservoir is large with a capacity of 992 million gallons and is managed by Thames Water. It is within the borough of Elmbridge and is surrounded by the River Mole to the west and the River Ember to the east. Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir is a larger reservoir to the West. Island Barn Reservoir was authorized by the Lambeth Water Act of 1900. It was built by the Metropolitan Water Board, and opened in 1911.〔(A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Borough of Elmbridge )〕 Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club hosts dinghy sailing races and training at the reservoir. Among many successful current and past members has been Fireball world champion and ISO designer John Caig. The reservoir is a bird watching site〔(Surrey Bird Club Recent Sightings, including IB Reservoir )〕 and Black-necked grebes have been sighted here.〔(Thames Water official website - Birdwatching )〕 ==Gallery== Image:Islandbarn01.JPG|Outlet towers at Island Barn Reservoir Image:Island Barn Reservoir IMGP0993.JPG|Interior from the Sailing Club 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Island Barn Reservoir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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