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Place Name	Howden Reservoir
Hundred	Europe
County	Derbyshire; South Yorkshire
Country	United Kingdom, England
Notes	A large, Y-shaped reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. Created by the construction of Howden Dam across the River Derwent in the early 20th century,the western half is in Derbyshire, while the eastern half lies within South Yorkshire.. It was opened in 1912.

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