Re: Derwent Water/Reservoir Confusion
GAGS
> Can someone please tell me if the following is correct.
> "Derwent Water is in the Lake District and Derwent Reservoir is in the
> Derwent Valley, Derbyshire in the Peak District".
Correct.
>
> I was discussing the location of Derwent Reservoir with a fellow
> leader a few weeks back and he was adamant of the former and I of the
> latter. It appears, after a brief google search, that there are two
> Derwent Reservoirs; one in the Lakes, the other in the Peaks. The one
> in the Lakes though is referred more often to as Derwent Waters rather
> than Reservoir.
Derwent WATER is in the Lake District lying just S of Keswick. In area
it's, IIRC, the 4th/5th largest of the Lakes. It's about 3 miles x 1
mile in size and about 70' deep. It is supplied (from the Borrowdale
Fells) and drained by the River Derwent.
Occasionally you'll find the named given as Derwentwater, but never
lake or reservoir.
The principal water extraction 'lakes' in the Lake District are
Thirlmere and Haweswater which are reservoirs but not named as such.
Water is also extracted from other lakes such as Windermere during
extreme drought periods, but IIRC I don't think it's extracted from
Derwent Water.
Extracted water (by United Utilities) supplies parts of NW England,
principally Manchester.
Derwent RESERVOIR is the middle of a chain of three reserviors in the
Derwent Valley in Derbyshire. A totally different River Derwent, even
if the name is the same! This Derwent supplies and drains these 3
reserviors: Howden, Derwent and Ladybower.
Derwent Reservoir is about 1.5 - 2 miles long and about 120' deep,
IIRC. Extracted water (by Severn Trent) supplies Derbyshire and South
Yorkshire, principally Sheffield.
Of course Derwent Reservoir's claim to fame was as the practice area
for WWII Operation Chastise by 617 Squadron. (I'll leave it to you to
find out the more common name of this operation!)
>
> I'm very confused! Can anyone shed some light on this for me, please?
Of course we'll now get some smart alek saying: What about Derwent
Reservoir in Co. Durham? Or even: What about the River Derwent in
Yorkshire (which is used to supply water to Leeds, York, etc)?
Why so many 'Derwents'? Old Briton word 'derw/derventio' - valley of
oaks. We used to have a lot of oak filled valleys, hence why the name
is relatively common.
HTH
GAGS
Dave
"GAGS" <gag...@lineone.net> wrote in message
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Correct.
HTH
GAGS
According to waterscape water is still extracted from the Derwent
(Yorkshire) whether it supplies Leeds and York though I don't know.
Apparently you do need special permits to boat it with regards to emmissions
etc.
DaveB
West Yorks
Akela:)
http://www.derbyshireuk.net/derwentvalley_reservoirs.html
Derwent Valley Reservoirs, in Derbyshire, are man made 'reservoirs'
(a quick trip in the mini bus our scouts do a lot of walking round
there)
http://www.visitcumbria.com/kes/derwent.htm
'Derwent Water' is in the Lake district, Borrowdale, called a 'Water'
not a lake, natural and fed by river Derwent.
(A longer trip in the mini bus and we are going during our summer
camp !)
:)
Gooders
SNIP
>
> Of course we'll now get some smart alek saying: What about Derwent
> Reservoir in Co. Durham?
SNIP
>
> HTH
>
> GAGS
I claim that title :-) Many years ago, whilst on my honeymoon, I saw
the Durham Derwent Reservoir on the map and took my new wife there to
see the (then new) Dambuster's memorial. Doh.
Now I work for STW and currently spend a lot of time at and around
the Derbyshire reservoir trying to improve radio coverage.
Stephen