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Torside Reservoir

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It was stated in a statutory report, under the Reservoir Safety Act 1975, dated 12 June, that all five reservoirs could be overtopped during a Probable Maximum Flood. Woodhead, as the fountainhead, would require the most extensive improvements, but Torside needed crest remedial work. The wave wall
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was demolished and replaced with one 4 metres (13 ft) above the overflow sill. The claycore was extended to 1.34 m (4 ft 5 in) above overflow sill and the road level was raised to 3.29 m (10.8 ft). The work took place between 1993 and 1994.
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A tree framed shot of a reservoir with hills on either side
Torside Reservoir is located in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
53°28′55″N 1°54′14″W / 53.482°N 1.904°W / 53.482; -1.904
Lake type
reservoir
Primary inflows
River Etherow
Primary outflows
River Etherow
Basin
Surface area
Water volume
lake
Longdendale
Derbyshire
John Frederick Bateman
Longdendale Chain
River Etherow
Greater Manchester
Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1847
10 & 11 Vict.
Woodhead
Arnfield reservoirs
Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1848
Rhodeswood Reservoirs
Mottram Tunnel
Godley
List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom
The Peak District National Park - Fact Zone 21. Longdendale in the National Park

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