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Draycote Water is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch, 6 km south of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. It supplies drinking water to Rugby, via Barby Storage Reservoir, and is named after the nearby hamlet of Draycote.

The reservoir was created in the 1960s and is the largest in Warwickshire. It covers more than 600 acres (2.4 km²) and holds up to 5,000 million imperial gallons (23 million m³) of water.

It is renowned as a site for Birdwatching and has a bird hide, with a feeding station sponsored by the West Midland Bird Club. Severn-Trent also manage an adjacent 20 acre (81,000 m²) country park.

It is also popular with boaters, windsurfers, fishers, cyclists and walkers.

Draycote Water is on the A426 road at grid reference SP450690.

• Draycote Birding
• Draycote Water Country Park
• Draycote Water Sailing Club
• Rugby Sea cadet Unit

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