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{{Short description|Reservoir in the Peak District, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox body of water
 | name = Howden Reservoir
 | pushpin_map = Derbyshire
 | pushpin_map_alt    = Relief map of Derbyshire
 | image = Howden Dam.jpg
 | caption = Howden Dam from Abbey Bank (Dec 2010)
 | alt = Image of a dam head with a lake beyond, surrounded by snow-capped hills
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 | location =  [[Derbyshire]] and [[South Yorkshire]]
 | coords = {{coord|53|26|N|1|45|W|region:GB_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
 | lake_type = [[reservoir]]
 | inflow = [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], [[River Westend]], [[Howden Clough]] and [[Linch Clough]]
 | outflow = [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]]
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The '''Howden Reservoir''' is a Y-shaped [[reservoir]], the uppermost of the three in the [[Upper Derwent Valley]], England. The western half of the reservoir lies in [[Derbyshire]] and the eastern half is in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]; the county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the original path of the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]]. The longest arm is around {{cvt|1+1/4|mi}} in length. The reservoir is bounded at the southern end by Howden Dam; below this, the Derwent flows immediately into [[Derwent Reservoir (Derbyshire)|Derwent Reservoir]] and subsequently the [[Ladybower Reservoir]]. Other tributaries include the [[River Westend]], [[Howden Clough]] and [[Linch Clough]].

Work commenced on the dam's construction on 16 July 1901 and completed in July 1912. The chief engineer was Edward Sandeman. He was also in charge of building nearby Derwent dam and was awarded the [[Telford Medal]] in 1918 for his work "Derwent Valley Waterworks". The works involved constructing a temporary village at [[Birchinlee]], or "Tin Town", for the workers, a temporary railway line from the main line at [[Bamford]], construction of a link aqueduct to the Derwent Dam. The dam is of solid masonry construction, and {{cvt|117|ft}} tall, {{cvt|1080|ft}} long, and impounds {{cvt|1,900,000|impgal|kl}} of water, from a catchment area of {{cvt|5155|acre}}. The workers who died during the construction of the dam were buried in [[St John the Baptist's Church, Bamford]].

To the east of the reservoir stands Featherbed Moss, one of the highest tops in the area at {{cvt|545|m|order=flip}}, and one of several tops of that name in the area. This is not to be confused with the more well-known [[Featherbed Moss]] on the [[Pennine Way]] between [[Kinder Scout]] and [[Bleaklow]].

{{Gallery
|title=Around Howden Reservoir
|width=220
|height=220
|File:howdenoverflow.JPG|Reservoir and dam (July 2007)
|File:Howden dam(large).jpg|Base of Howden Dam, from Derwent Reservoir
|File:Howden Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 55291.jpg|Looking South along Howden Reservoir from the Kings Tree turn around
|File:Howden Dam (reservoir side) - geograph.org.uk - 245540.jpg|Howden Dam (reservoir side)
}}

{{commons category|Howden Reservoir}}
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[[Category:Reservoirs of the Peak District]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1912]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Derbyshire]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Derwent (Derbyshire) catchment|RHowden]]


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