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42: 566: 377: 626: 59: 602: 614: 89: 403:. It took a further two years to fill, which was done by 1945. The dam differs from the Howden Reservoir and Derwent Reservoir in that it is a clay-cored earth embankment and not a solid masonry dam. Below the dam is a cut-off trench 180 ft (55 m) deep and 6 ft (1.8 m) wide filled with concrete, stretching 500 ft (150 m) into the hills each side, to stop water leaking around the dam. The dam wall was built by Richard Baillie and Sons, a Scottish company. The two viaducts, Ashopton and Ladybower, needed to carry the 501: 590: 578: 432: 1785: 1239: 96: 66: 640: 541:
In Autumn 2022 Severn Trent Water announced that it was considering expanding the Ladybower, Howden, and Derwent reservoirs, or building a new reservoir in the area. There was immediate opposition to these plans, due to the potential for environmental damage to the landscape, including the loss of
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over the reservoir, were built by the London firm of Holloways, using a steel frame clad in concrete. The project was delayed when the Second World War broke out in 1939, making labour and raw materials scarce, but construction was continued due to the strategic importance of maintaining supplies.
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In 1976, 1995, 2018, and 2022 dry conditions caused the water level to drop and the village of Derwent to once again be exposed.In 2018, this caused unprecedented crowds to visit the rarely visible site. On 3 November 2018, a man had to be rescued by a mountain rescue team after getting stuck in
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overflows (locally named the "plugholes") at the side of the wall. These are stone and of 78 ft (24 m) diameter with a drop of 66 ft (20 m). The plugholes regulate water levels in the reservoir by draining away excess water when they overflow. The water is then carried to the
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In June 2023, the water company announced that the potential expansion would not be going ahead. They said that in response to consultation feedback the Upper Derwent Valley Reservoir Expansion scheme had been removed from their preferred plan. The scheme would be replaced by a 'combination of
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extremely thick mud around the ruins of the village. On 17 November 2018 it was reported that the site had been vandalised by some of those visiting, with park rangers forced to stop visitors removing items from the site and with graffiti scrawled on some buildings.
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River Derwent through tunnels. The overflows originally had walkways around them, but they were dismantled many years ago. The plugholes typically overflow in winter months if there has been wet or snowy weather in the nearby hills. According to
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met the Snake valley. The buildings in Ashopton were demolished before the reservoir was filled, but much of the structure of Derwent village was still visible during a dry summer some 14 years later. Derwent Bridge, a narrow stone
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During the 1990s, the wall was raised and strengthened to reduce the risk of over-topping in a major flood. The original dam wall contains 100,000 tons of concrete, over one million tons of earth, and 100,000 tons of
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The area is now a tourist attraction, with the Fairholmes visitors' centre located at the northern tip of Ladybower. The east arm of the reservoir, fed by the Ladybower Brook, is overlooked by
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for the core. The upstream face is stone-faced. Materials were brought to the site on the Derwent Valley Water Board's own branch line and their sidings off the mainline in the
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generation. Drinking water must be pumped to treatment works rather than using gravity flow as in the other two reservoirs, increasing costs. The drinking water is treated at
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water treatment works by Severn Trent Water. Treated water flows south down the 28 mi (45 km) long Derwent Valley Aqueduct to a covered service reservoir at
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The water is used for river control and to compensate for the water retained by all three dams, along with supply into the drinking water system and
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The building of the reservoir resulted in the submergence of the villages of
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to supplement the other two reservoirs in supplying the water needs of the
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Walls across the valley : the building of the Howden and Derwent Dams
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slowly disappearing below the water as the reservoir was filled in 1946
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An aerial view of Ladybower Reservoir with Bamford Edge in the distance
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leakage, customer demand management and accelerated supply options'.
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Walls across the Valley: The building of the Howden and Derwent Dams
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Although there are not many dams of this design, examples include
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Northern branch of the Ladybower Reservoir, showing aqueduct
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Overflow for the Ladybower Reservoir in full flow, May 2006
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The dam's design is unusual in having two totally enclosed
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The story of the lost villages of Derwent and Ashopton
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of England. The aqueduct passes through the park of
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Ladybower reservoir
A flooded upland valley surrounded by trees and moorland
Location of the reservoir in Derbyshire, England.
Location of the reservoir in Derbyshire, England.
Upper Derwent Valley
53°23′N 1°43′W / 53.383°N 1.717°W / 53.383; -1.717
Lake type
Primary inflows
River Ashop
River Derwent
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
Surface area
Water volume
not a well-defined measure
reservoir
Upper Derwent Valley
Derbyshire
River Ashop
River Derwent
Howden Reservoir
Derwent Reservoir
Severn Trent
Hordron Edge stone circle
Ladybower Reservoir, showing two viaducts carrying roads over the water
Snake Pass
A57 road
Bamford
Derwent Valley Water Board

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