Howden Dam

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Howden Dam is a large masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system and known for its impressive architecture and role in regional water supply.

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Howden Dam canonical 5
Kinder Reservoir dam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf masonry dam
reservoir dam
architecturalStyle Victorian-era engineering architecture
basinCountry United Kingdom
constructionBegan 1901
constructionMaterial stone masonry
country United Kingdom
createsReservoir Howden Reservoir
hasAccessRoad Derwent Valley road
hasSpillway overflow spillway
height about 34 metres
impounds River Derwent
knownFor impressive masonry architecture
role in regional water supply
length about 472 metres
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
Upper Derwent Valley
locatedInProtectedArea Peak District National Park
linked to: Peak District
locatedNear A57 Snake Pass
near Derwent Dam
Ladybower Dam
opened 1912
operator Severn Trent Water
partOf Derwent Valley water supply scheme
Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system
linked to: Derwent Reservoir
purpose water supply
regionServed Derbyshire
South Yorkshire
reservoirCapacity Howden Reservoir
usedBy walkers and cyclists

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Derwent Reservoir hasFeature Howden Dam
Howden Reservoir hasStructure Howden Dam
River Kinder hasStructureOnCourse Kinder Reservoir dam
linked to: Howden Dam
Derwent Dam locatedNear Howden Dam