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Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir , then Derwent Reservoir , and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.
Reservoir Year Completed Max Capacity (m 3) Length (km) Max Depth (m) Grid reference of dam Carsington Water: 1992 35,412,000 3.9 33 Ladybower Reservoir: 1943 27,800,000 4.0 41 Foremark Reservoir: 1977 13,193,486 2.0 Derwent Reservoir: 1914 9,640,000 3.0 35 Howden Reservoir: 1912 8,600,000 2.0 Torside Reservoir: 1864
Piped intakes were constructed from the rivers Ashop and Alport to the west to feed directly into the Derwent reservoir, but soon demand increased further to the point where another reservoir was required. The larger Ladybower Reservoir, built largely during World War II, necessitated the flooding of the villages of Derwent and Ashopton, with ...
Ramsden Reservoir 1883 394,000 0.5 Bollinhurst Reservoir 1872 384,145 0.5 Wessenden Head Reservoir: 1881 372,780 0.3 Blakeley Reservoir 1904 363,690 0.4 Horse Coppice Reservoir 1861 331,865 0.5 Bilberry Reservoir 1840 254,000 0.3 Riding Wood Reservoir 1878 235,000 0.4 Rivelin Dams Upper: 1848
This list contains 273 individual reservoirs, which amount to approximately 90% of total reservoir storage in the United Kingdom, sourced from the Environmental Information Data Centre. [ 1 ] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Taff Fawr reservoirs- a chain of three reservoirs supplying the Rhondda and Taff valley and Cardiff with water Beacons Reservoir; Cantref Reservoir; also see Llwyn-on Reservoir in Merthyr Tydfil; Taff Fechan reservoirs - a chain of four reservoirs also supplying the Taff valley and Cardiff with water Upper Neuadd Reservoir; Lower Neuadd Reservoir
Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north of Derbyshire, England. It lies approximately 10 mi (16 km) from Glossop and 10 mi (16 km) from Sheffield. The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.
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