Severn Trent Water Authority
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Severn Trent Water Authority was one of ten regional water authorities established in 1974. Its area of operation was the catchments of the River Trent and River Severn. It assumed the powers and resp
flood monitor benchmark Ebley wier, Stroud, Gloucestershire, inscribed SRB
Ladybower Reservoir
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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
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…Carsington Reservoir – River Derwent compensation flow pumped storage facility Upper Derwent Valley (Derwent, Howden and Ladybower Reservoirs) – Built by the Derwent Valley Water Board to supply the cities of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester Draycote Water…
An aerial view of Ladybower Reservoir with Bamford Edge in the distance
The Ashopton Viaduct (left) carries the Snake Pass A57 road and the Ladybower Viaduct carries the A6013 to Bamford over the reservoir.
The reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir high and dry