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]

Reservoirs of the Peak District
Ladybower Reservoir
Derwent Reservoir
Winscar Reservoir
Howden Reservoir
Torside Reservoir
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

References

  1. ^ "Inventory of reservoirs amounting to 90% of total UK storage". UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ Environment Agency. "Public Register of Reservoirs"
  3. ^ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  4. ^ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
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