Edgbaston Reservoir
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Edgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir and referred to in some early maps as Rock Pool Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in Birmingham, England, maintained by the Canal &
The Reservoir in August 2014
The gatehouse at the entrance to the reservoir
Boat house and Birmingham Level sluice gear on the dam
Aerial view of Edgbaston Reservoir in May 2026
Icknield Port Loop
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The Icknield Port Loop is a 0.6-mile loop of the eighteenth-century-built Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, England, about 2 miles west of the city centre, which opened to traffic on 6 November 1
Edgbaston Reservoir
…and Wolverhampton Levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) canal system: via a culvert and the Engine Arm to the Wolverhampton Level, and via Icknield Port Loop at the foot of the dam to the lower Birmingham Level. It was excavated to a depth of 40 feet (12 metres) and covers an area of 58 acres (23 ha), holding…
Rotton Park Junction. The Icknield Port Loop runs through the bridge to the left.
Fingerpost at Rotton Park Junction on the New Main Line crossroads showing the Old Main Line loops left and right)
The canal maintenance depot below the reservoir dam