Toddbrook Reservoir
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Toddbrook Reservoir is a man-made lake in Derbyshire, England, known for supplying water to the Peak Forest Canal and for the 2019 dam safety crisis that led to the evacuation of nearby Whaley Bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toddbrook Reservoir canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | damage to concrete spillway after heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Peak Forest Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1837 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
August 2019
ⓘ
July 2019 ⓘ |
| emergencyResponse |
RAF Chinook helicopters dropped aggregate onto dam spillway in 2019
ⓘ
fire service pumped water out of reservoir in 2019 ⓘ |
| experienced | partial spillway failure in 2019 ⓘ |
| hasCapacity |
approximately 1.3 million cubic metres
ⓘ
approximately 300 million imperial gallons ⓘ |
| hasDamType | earthfill dam ⓘ |
| hasEvent | 2019 dam safety crisis ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | River Goyt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationFacility | Toddbrook Sailing Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | concrete auxiliary spillway ⓘ |
| hasStatus | temporarily drained after 2019 incident ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceArea |
approximately 0.2 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 50 acres ⓘ |
| inception | 1838 ⓘ |
| ledTo | evacuation of Whaley Bridge in 2019 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
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High Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Peak District NERFINISHED ⓘ Whaley Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Toddbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Goyt Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Goyt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Chapel-en-le-Frith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whaley Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1838 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peak Forest Canal water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | water supply ⓘ |
| regulator | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | potential dam collapse in 2019 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
2019 Whaley Bridge evacuation
ⓘ
2019 dam safety crisis ⓘ |
| subjectTo | UK Reservoirs Act safety regulations ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Peak Forest Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwent | major repair and reconstruction works after 2019 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational fishing
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sailing ⓘ walking ⓘ |
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