Description:During the summer of 2002 water levels in Blithfield Reservoir were extremely low. The remains of buildings, walls , trees and bridges could be seen. A number of lanes and buildings were submerged when the reservoir was constructed, including Blithfield Mill and Blithmoor Lodge.
Blithfield is the largest reservoir in Staffordshire, being 2 miles (3.2km) long, covering an area of 790 acres (320 hectares) with a maximum depth of 47 feet (14.3 metres).
The reservoir was built on land sold by Baron Bagot in the 1940s. It took around six years to complete and was built by the South Staffordshire Water Works Company by constructing a dam across the nearby River Blithe. It was officially opened on 27 of October 1953 by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.