List of reservoirs in the Peak District
This is a list of reservoirs in the Peak District of England,[1][2] most of which lie within the Peak District National Park, but others lie outside its borders (marked with * in the table below).[3][4]
| Reservoir | Year Completed | Max Capacity (m3) | Length (km) | Max Depth (m) | Grid reference of dam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladybower Reservoir | 1943 | 27,800,000 | 4.0 | 41 | SK200855 |
| Derwent Reservoir | 1914 | 9,640,000 | 3.0 | 35 | SK172898 |
| Winscar Reservoir | 1975 | 9,169,194 | 1.7 | 42 | SE154025 |
| Howden Reservoir | 1912 | 8,600,000 | 2.0 | SK170925 | |
| Torside Reservoir | 1864 | 6,700,000 | 2.3 | SK056983 | |
| Tittesworth Reservoir* | 1858 | 6,440,000 | 1.8 | SJ993587 | |
| Langsett Reservoir | 1904 | 6,400,000 | 1.6 | 30 | SE213003 |
| Woodhead Reservoir | 1877 | 5,370,000 | 2.0 | 22 | SK081995 |
| Dovestone Reservoir | 1968 | 5,048,000 | 1.5 | 31 | SE014035 |
| Fernliee Reservoir | 1938 | 5,000,000 | 1.8 | 38 | SK014777 |
| Broomhead Reservoir | 1929 | 4,937,282 | 1.5 | SK269960 | |
| Damflask Reservoir | 1896 | 4,250,900 | 2.2 | 27 | SK284907 |
| Errwood Reservoir | 1967 | 4,215,000 | 1.4 | SK015758 | |
| Dale Dike Reservoir | 1864 | 3,240,000 | 1.3 | SK243917 | |
| Bottoms Reservoir | 1877 | 3,000,000 | 1.0 | SK023970 | |
| Digley Reservoir | 1954 | 3,000,000 | 0.8 | SE111069 | |
| Valehouse Reservoir | 1869 | 2,688,000 | 1.3 | 12 | SK032974 |
| Kinder Reservoir | 1911 | 2,340,000 | 0.8 | SK055881 | |
| Rhodeswood Reservoir | 1855 | 2,270,000 | 1.2 | 21 | SK043981 |
| More Hall Reservoir* | 1929 | 2,172,989 | 1.3 | SK286957 | |
| Agden Reservoir | 1869 | 2,100,000 | 1.2 | SK261923 | |
| Strines Reservoir | 1869 | 2,059,000 | 0.8 | SK232905 | |
| Lamaload Reservoir | 1964 | 1,910,000 | 0.8 | SJ970753 | |
| Midhope Reservoir* | 1903 | 1,859,000 | 1.0 | SK223997 | |
| Butterley Reservoir, West Yorkshire | 1794 | 1,773,000 | 0.4 | SE051101 | |
| Redmires Upper Reservoir | 1854 | 1,559,310 | 0.7 | 15 | SK260854 |
| Combs Reservoir | 1797 | 1,484,000 | 1.1 | SK034799 | |
| Bosley Reservoir* | 1831 | 1,460,000 | 1.5 | SJ925654 | |
| Toddbrook Reservoir* | 1838 | 1,288,000 | 1.0 | 24 | SK008811 |
| Brownhill Reservoir* | 1932 | 1,209,000 | 0.8 | SE117063 | |
| Arnfield Reservoir* | 1854 | 950,000 | 0.6 | SK013972 | |
| Chew Reservoir | 1912 | 936,500 | 0.8 | SE035019 | |
| Redmires Middle Reservoir | 1854 | 855,000 | 0.6 | 14 | SK264854 |
| Rivelin Dams Lower | 1845 | 800,000 | 0.6 | SK275868 | |
| Yeoman Hey Reservoir | 1880 | 780,000 | 0.7 | 20 | SE021045 |
| Rudyard Lake* | 1799 | 640,000 | 3.0 | SJ939610 | |
| Redmires Lower Reservoir | 1847 | 634,180 | 0.5 | 14 | SK267855 |
| Trentabank Reservoir | 1929 | 631,900 | 0.5 | SJ961713 | |
| Linacre Upper Reservoir | 1885 | 575,000 | 0.6 | 19 | SK328727 |
| Ridgegate Reservoir* | 1850 | 545,530 | 0.7 | SJ952714 | |
| Wessenden Reservoir | 1836 | 486,430 | 0.5 | SE058088 | |
| Greenfield Reservoir | 1870 | 464,000 | 0.4 | 20 | SE028054 |
| Yateholme Reservoir | 1878 | 415,000 | 0.5 | SE111047 | |
| Linacre Middle Reservoir | 1904 | 410,000 | 0.5 | 13 | SK334725 |
| Ramsden Reservoir | 1883 | 394,000 | 0.5 | SE114057 | |
| Bollinhurst Reservoir | 1872 | 384,145 | 0.5 | SJ973837 | |
| Wessenden Head Reservoir | 1881 | 372,780 | 0.3 | SE069076 | |
| Blakeley Reservoir | 1904 | 363,690 | 0.4 | SE054097 | |
| Horse Coppice Reservoir | 1861 | 331,865 | 0.5 | SJ969838 | |
| Bilberry Reservoir | 1840 | 254,000 | 0.3 | SE103070 | |
| Riding Wood Reservoir | 1878 | 235,000 | 0.4 | SE116051 | |
| Rivelin Dams Upper | 1848 | 220,000 | 0.3 | SK272869 | |
| Snailsden Reservoir | 1870s | 196,440 | 0.5 | SE136040 | |
| Hurst Reservoir | 1837 | (drained in 2013) 167,000 | 0.4 | SK055938 | |
| Linacre Lower Reservoir | 1855 | 140,000 | 0.4 | 9 | SK338725 |
| Black Moss Reservoir | 0.3 | SE033088 | |||
| Diggle Reservoir | 0.2 | SE021081 | |||
| Redbrook Reservoir | 0.4 | SE027099 | |||
| Swellands Reservoir | 0.3 | SE038090 | |||
| Swineshaw Reservoir* | 1864 | 0.5 | SK003991 | ||
| Windleden Lower Reservoir | 0.4 | SE157019 | |||
| Windleden Upper Reservoir | 0.5 | SE153012 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Inventory of reservoirs amounting to 90% of total UK storage". UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Environment Agency. "Public Register of Reservoirs"
- ^ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.