List of reservoirs in the Peak District information
List of reservoirs in the English 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 DistrictLadybower ReservoirDerwent ReservoirWinscar ReservoirHowden ReservoirTorside 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
^"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.
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