Tring Reservoirs - 01727858901

Tring Reservoirs is a group of four reservoirs close to Tring on the border Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. Their purpose was to feed the Grand Union Canal.The four reservoirs are: Startops End, Marsworth, Tringford and Wilstone. These reservoirs adjoin each other, separated only by paths and roads; the fourth, Wilstone Reservoir, is a short distance to the west, close to the village of Wilstone.The reservoirs are a 106.5ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.HistoryWilstone Reservoir is the largest of the quartet at. Built in 1802, it is up to deep and has a capacity of. Wilstone reservoir supplies water to the Wendover arm of the Grand Union Canal. Startops End Reservoir, built in 1817, is much smaller at ; Marsworth Reservoir, built in 1806, is ; and the smallest, Tringford Reservoir, was built in 1816. The reservoirs are popular with anglers and most famous for holding specimen of wels catfish, carp, tench, pike, roach, rudd, bream and European perch. In addition, rainbow trout are also held in Tringford only.

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