Island Barn Reservoir

Island Barn Reservoir
Sailing Club at Island Barn
Location	Elmbridge, Surrey
Coordinates	51°23′26″N 0°21′48″W / 51.39056°N 0.36333°W / 51.39056; -0.36333
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Surface area	122 acres (0.49 km²)
Water volume	4.5 Gl (0.99×10^⁹ imp gal)^*

The Island Barn Reservoir lies south of the River Thames in England at West Molesey.^[1] The reservoir is 122 acres (0.49 km²) 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 Sir Robert McAlpine^[2] for the Metropolitan Water Board, and opened in 1911.^[3]

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^[4] and Black-necked grebes have been sighted here.^[5]

Gallery

Outlet towers at Island Barn Reservoir
Interior from the Sailing Club

References

^ Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club
^ "Opening Ceremony, 4 November 1911". Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Borough of Elmbridge
^ Surrey Bird Club Recent Sightings, including IB Reservoir
^ Thames Water official website - Birdwatching

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Borough of Elmbridge

Towns, villages and
neighbourhoods

Cobham	Cobham Downside Stoke d'Abernon Little Heath
Esher	Claygate Esher Hinchley Wood West End
Surbiton	Long Ditton
Thames Ditton	Thames Ditton Weston Green
Molesey	Molesey (in traditional parish, East Molesey and West Molesey)
Leatherhead	Leatherhead, Oxshott
Walton on Thames	Ashley Park Burwood Park Hersham Walton-on-Thames
Weybridge	Oatlands St George's Hill Weybridge

Notable parks

Places of worship

Education

Transport

Railway stations	Claygate Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon Esher Hampton Court Hersham Hinchley Wood Oxshott Thames Ditton Walton-on-Thames Weybridge
Roads	M25 A3 A244 A307 A3050
Notable other	Thames Path London Outer Orbital Path Wey Navigation

Buildings and structures

Sport

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town
The M25 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is included for its regional importance.

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See also

References