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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.
In 1899, the Derwent Valley Water Board was set up to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, and the two Gothic-style dams were built across the River Derwent to create Howden Reservoir (1912) and Derwent Reservoir (1916). [1]
Reservoir Year Completed Max Capacity (m 3) Length (km) Max Depth (m) Grid reference of dam ; Ladybower Reservoir: 1943 27,800,000 4.0 41 Derwent Reservoir: 1914
Toddbrook Reservoir: 1838 1,288,000 1.0 24 Arnfield Reservoir: 1854 950,000 0.6 Linacre Upper Reservoir: 1885 575,000 0.6 19 Butterley Reservoir: 1794 450,000 0.8 Linacre Middle Reservoir: 1904 410,000 0.5 13 Linacre Lower Reservoir: 1855 140,000 0.4 9 Codnor Park Reservoir 1794 0.5 Hurst Reservoir: 1837
Derwent was a village 'drowned' in 1944 when the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England was created. The village of Ashopton , Derwent Woodlands church, and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir.
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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.
The flow of the Alport is partially diverted by a weir to feed into the Ashop above the impound weir built in the 1920s to increase the catchment area of the Derwent Reservoir prior to the building of the Ladybower Reservoir downstream. The weir impounded the water and fed it into an open culvert (water conduit) that was built along the side of ...