Derwent Resevoir Dam in the Upper Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, at Low Water Level July 2018

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Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District of Derbyshire. The three reservoirs , Howden,Derwent and Ladybower, are linked by the River Derwent flowing through the valley. In the hot summer of 2018 the water levels were down below 50% as shown in this image. The dam was completed in 1916. The Dam Busters, 617 squadron, used the dams for practice before their daring raid into Germany in World War II.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Derwent Reservoir, Upper Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, UK
Photo credit: © Keith Skingle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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