Big Crane Brook, Little Crane Brook, Norton Brook, Chasetown Brook
Primary outflows
via culvert to Anglesey Branch of Wyrley and Essington Canal
Catchment area
9 square kilometres (2,200 acres)
Basin countries
England
Managing agency
Staffordshire County Council[1]
Built
1797 (Rebuilt after breach, 1800)
Max. length
2.04 kilometres (1.27 mi)
Max. width
0.61 kilometres (0.38 mi)
Surface area
1.08 square kilometres (270 acres)
Average depth
3.4 metres (11 ft)
Max. depth
11.3 metres (37 ft)
Water volume
4,400,000 m3 (4.4 billion litres)
Shore length1
5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) 788 open miles
Surface elevation
152 metres (499 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Chasewater is a reservoir located in the parish of Burntwood[2] and the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Originally known as Norton Pool and Cannock Chase Reservoir, it was created as a canal feeder reservoir in 1797.[3] The reservoir was created to directly supply the Wyrley and Essington Canal and maintain levels in the 160-mile (260 km) Birmingham Canal Network. During a period of great industrial growth in the Black Country region the maintenance of water levels in canal infrastructure was essential and Chasewater was in great demand. As canals became less essential for transport of goods during the mid-20th century, the reservoir diversified and became a popular public amenity with activities such as water-skiing, sailing, wakeboarding and cycling. Chasewater is the third largest reservoir by volume in the county of Staffordshire and the largest canal feeder reservoir in the West Midlands.
^"Chasewater joins Staffordshire County Council's family of country parks". Staffordshire County Council. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
^"Area: Burntwood CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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