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Ladybower Reservoir

Ladybower Reservoir was completed in 1943 but took until 1945 to fill. It's unusual design has two bellmouth overflows (locals name these plugholes) The building of this third reservoir in the Derwent valley resulted in the drowning of two villages.

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Uploaded on March 10, 2015
Taken on February 27, 2015