Water pumping Water levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations

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edgbaston (rotton park) reservoir - source of water birmingham canal


water precious resource, spent each time lock emptied boat changed level. steam pumps employed @ many flights of locks pump water higher level, example, smethwick engine.



back pumping @ locks

ashtead
titford
perry barr
walsall
dudley parkhead


back pumping between levels

ocker hill
smethwick summit

spon lane engine (1778-) pumping wolverhampton level 491 ft summit level, closed smeaton s removal of summit level
smethwick engine (1779–1898) pumping birmingham level 491 ft summit level, pumping wolverhampton level after summit lowered. replaced in 1892 2 centrifugal engines in new pumphouse north of brasshouse lane bridge, smethwick.




pumping reservoirs

edgbaston reservoir (rotton park)
chasewater reservoir (cannock chase)
lodge farm reservoir (netherton)
sneyd reservoir (bloxwich)


water pumped out many coal mines canal system.






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