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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Howden Dam canonical 5
Kinder Reservoir dam 1

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Statements (31)

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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Referenced by (6)

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 ⓘ