Rhodeswood reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1855 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.[1] The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ...
Coordinates: 53°28′N, 1°55′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Five reservoirs in the valley contain the waters of the River Etherow - a tributary of the Mersey.
When the whole reservoir supply scheme was finally completed in 1884, it was a great achievement as the reservoirs were the longest chain in the world at that time.
Construction of the reservoirs limited farming as the good quality lowland farms disappeared under the water and all land use in the water catchment area had to be restricted, for fear of polluting the reservoirs.
The River Etherow, a tributary of the River Mersey, rises south of Holmfirth and then flows through a chain of six reservoirs known as the Longdendale Chain: Arnside Reservoir[?], Bottoms Reservoir[?], Valehouse Reservoir[?], RhodeswoodReservoir[?], Torside Reservoir[?], Woodhead Reservoir[?].
There was a seventh reservoir at Hollingworth[?], but it was abandoned later.
The first railway line between Manchester and Sheffield was constructed between 1839 and 1845 on the south side of the reservoir chain by 1,500 navvies of whom many died and most suffered illness.
Feeds |
Contact