Valehouse Reservoir

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lake_name = Valehouse Reservoir
image_lake = Longdendale4695.jpg
caption_lake = From the Rhodeswood dam (March 2008)
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location = Derbyshire
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type = reservoir
inflow = River Etherow
outflow = River Etherow
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Valehouse (or Vale House) reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. [ [http://www.peakdistrict-education.gov.uk/Fact%20Sheets/fz21lgd1.htm The Peak District National Park - Fact Zone 21. Longdendale in the National Park ] ] The upper reservoirs supplied the drinking water, while Vale House and Bottoms were compensation reservoirs which guaranteed the flow of water to the water-powered mills downstream. [ [http://www.longdendale.com/history_tintwistle.html Tintwistle - history ] ]

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