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The Wraysbury Reservoir is a water supply reservoir for London lying just west of the M25 near the village of Wraysbury. The reservoir was begun in 1967 and completed by W. & C. French in 1970 with a capacity of 34,000 million litres.〔(Spelthorne Borough Council - Three Rivers Ramble )〕 The reservoir is owned and operated by Thames Water and 400 million litres of water are pumped daily from an inlet at Datchet on the River Thames. A neighbouring reservoir is the King George VI Reservoir, opened in 1947, which is supplied from Hythe End. To keep grass on the reservoir short and make inspections easier, Thames Water maintains a flock of sheep on the earthen banks. Wraysbury Reservoir, excluding its embankment, has been designated since 1999 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.〔(SSSI: Wraysbury Reservoir, Surrey ) Natural England. Accessed 2015-04-25〕 Its citation reads: The SSSI is close to another in Berkshire resultant from gravel extractions at Wraysbury.〔(Wraysbury Village Community Website )〕 ==See also== *London water supply infrastructure 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「Wraysbury Reservoir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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