Howden Reservoir

E170587

Howden Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Derbyshire’s Peak District, known as part of the Upper Derwent Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water to nearby cities and popular for its scenic surroundings and outdoor recreation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fernilee Reservoir 1
Howden Reservoir canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
reservoir
basinCountry United Kingdom
connectedTo Derwent Dam
Ladybower Reservoir
surface form: Ladybower Dam
constructionEndDate 1912
constructionMaterial stone dam wall
constructionStartDate 1901
country United Kingdom
damType masonry gravity dam
elevation about 300 metres above sea level
hasAccessRoad Derwent Valley road
hasFeature Howden Dam towers
hasIsland no permanent islands
hasRecreationRoute Upper Derwent circular trails
hasStructure Howden Dam
heritage early 20th-century British reservoir engineering
inflow River Derwent
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
Peak District
Upper Derwent Valley
locatedInProtectedArea Peak District
surface form: Peak District National Park
locatedNear Fairholmes visitor centre
near A57 Snake Pass
Derwent Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir
opened 1912
operator Severn Trent Water
outflow River Derwent
partOf Derwent Valley Water Board
surface form: Derwent Valley water supply system

Upper Derwent Valley
surface form: Upper Derwent Valley reservoirs
popularFor photography
scenic surroundings
purpose drinking water supply
flood regulation
water storage
region East Midlands
suppliesWaterTo Derby
Leicester
Nottingham
Sheffield
usedFor angling
birdwatching
cycling
outdoor recreation
walking
watercourse River Derwent

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Derwent impoundedBy Howden Reservoir
subject surface form: River Derwent (Derbyshire)
River Goyt hasReservoir Howden Reservoir
this entity surface form: Fernilee Reservoir