Titley Pool

Titley Pool is a lake in Herefordshire, England. It is situated at Titley, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north west of the town of Kington. It is a naturally formed kettle lake which was enlarged into a reservoir by the construction of an earth embankment dam at its eastern end during the 18th century as part of the landscaping of the grounds of Eywood House Estate.

Titley Pool
Coordinates52.229679°N 2.989488°W / 52.229679; -2.989488
Typekettle lake, reservoir
Primary inflowsRainfall, surface runoff
Primary outflowsSmall stream to River Arrow
Catchment area68 hectares (170 acres)
Built18th century (enlarged)
Max. length370 metres (1,210 ft)
Max. width135 metres (443 ft)
Surface area5.7 ha (14 acres)
Average depth0.7 metres (2.3 ft)
Water volume40,000 m3 (8.8 million imperial gallons; 32 acre feet)
Shore length11 kilometre (0.62 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is one of the largest bodies of open water in the county of Herefordshire and an important wetland ornithological site.

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