Valehouse Reservoir
Valehouse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester, while maintaining a constant flow into the river.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bottoms Reservoir and Rhodeswood Reservoir.
Bottoms Reservoir
Reservoir
Rhodeswood Reservoir
Reservoir
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padfield and Tintwistle.
Valehouse Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.47581° or 53° 28′ 33″ north
Longitude
-1.94515° or 1° 56′ 43″ west
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
9C5WF3G3+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Valehouse Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Valehouse Reservoir”
- French: “Valehouse Reservoir”
- Swedish: “Valehouse Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Devils Elbow and Nell’s Pike.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Valehouse Wood and Tintwistle Low Moor.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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