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The most recent data available from Severn Trent shows water storage levels at Ladybower Reservoir are at about 27,500 mega litres, which is 98.8% of its maximum capacity.
Two fishermen caused a stir earlier this week when they were filmed sailing perilously close to a giant "plug hole" at Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire. Severn Trent Water, which owns the ...
The long-lost ruins of a submerged church have been unearthed after reservoir levels dropped. Back in the 1940s, the village of Derwent in Derbyshire was flooded to make way for the Ladybower ...
THE current low water levels at Ladybower Reservoir have revealed the remains of two abandoned villages that were deliberately flooded in the 1940s. The villages of Derwent and Ashopton were abando… ...
In episode one of the Channel 5 show, Dan and Helen took to the waters of Ladybower Reservoir and heard the story of the sunken villages of Derwent and Ashopton. Both were demolished in the early ...
Emergency services raced to the incident at the Ladybower Reservoir, near Hope Valley, at around 5.30pm following reports of the collision. ...
The villages of Derwent and Ashopton vanished beneath the waters of Ladybower Reservoir in 1943, their churches, pubs, farms, schools, and homes submerged to make way for the reservoir in ...
A RESERVOIR was transformed into an icy wonderland with incredible patterns thanks to the icy weather from the so-called “Pest from the West” this week. Wildlife photographer Gerald Rob… ...
A 'lost' village which has re-emerged due to low water levels has been vandalised. The town of Derwent in Derbyshire was purposely flooded by the Ladybower Reservoir between 1935 and 1943.
Derwent and Ashopton were purposely flooded to make way for Ladybower Reservoir when it was being built between 1935 and 1943, with the remains not being seen since 1995.
The two holes - technically known as shaft spillways - are designed to regulate water levels when Ladybower Reservoir becomes full. Severn Trent said the best place to view the plug holes was from ...
The most recent data available from Severn Trent shows water storage levels at Ladybower Reservoir are at about 27,500 mega litres, which is 98.8% of its maximum capacity.