Upper Derwent Valley
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The Upper Derwent Valley is an area of the Peak District National Park in England. It largely lies in Derbyshire, but its north eastern area lies in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Its most significant fe
Derwent Dam
Howden Reservoir
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The Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, the uppermost of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, England. The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire and the eastern half is in Sheffield
Upper Derwent Valley
…Yorkshire. Its most significant features are the Derwent Dams, Ladybower, Derwent and Howden, which form Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Howden Reservoir respectively. In 1899, the Derwent Valley Water Board was set up to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, and the two Gothic-style…
Howden Dam from Abbey Bank (Dec 2010)
Reservoir and dam (July 2007)
Base of Howden Dam, from Derwent Reservoir
Looking South along Howden Reservoir from the Kings Tree turn around