About Ladybower Reservoir and the Upper Derwent Valley

Ladybower Reservoir and the Upper Derwent Valley

Ladybower Reservoir is one of three large reservoirs located in the beautiful Upper Derwent Valley, close to the village of Bamford, in the Derbyshire Peak District. Ladybower Reservoir is the largest and newest of the reservoirs, the other two being the more remote but equally picturesque Derwent Reservoir and Howden Reservoir. The three reservoirs between them cover almost 200 square kilometres and have a staggering combined capacity of 464 billion litres. Ladybower Reservoir is perhaps the best known of the three reservoirs, partly because it is renowned for the drowned villages of Derwent and Ashopton that lie beneath its waters.