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Longdendale in Derbyshire is the valley of the River Etherow. The Longdendale Chain is a series of reservoirs built to provide drinking water forManchester. The Woodhead reservoir is the highest in the chain, and the last to be finished. Taken from the 1992 embankment (6.7m above the 1877 original level) , here is the overflow weir and the B6105 road with the A628 behind. The hill is Hoy Edge. Weather and light difficult. Camera location 53° 29′ 27.52″ N, 1° 52′ 42.24″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 53.490978; -1.878400
Longdendale in Derbyshire is the valley of the River Etherow. The Longdendale Chain is a series of reservoirs built to provide drinking water forManchester. The Woodhead reservoir is the highest in the chain, and the last to be finished. Taken from the 1992 embankment (6.7m above the 1877 original level) , here is the overflow weir and the B6105 road with the A628 behind. The hill is Hoy Edge. Weather and light difficult. Camera location 53° 29′ 27.52″ N, 1° 52′ 42.24″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 53.490978; -1.878400
Longdendale in Derbyshire is the valley of the River Etherow. The Longdendale Chain is a series of reservoirs built to provide drinking water forManchester. The Woodhead Reservoir from the Woodhead Embankment. Weather and light difficult. Camera location 53° 29′ 30.7″ N, 1° 52′ 45.6″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 53.491861; -1.879333
Longdendale in Derbyshire is the valley of the River Etherow. The Longdendale Chain is a series of reservoirs built to provide drinking water forManchester. The Woodhead reservoir is the highest in the chain, and the last to be finished. Taken from the 1992 embankment (6.7m above the 1877 original level) , here is the overflow weir and the B6105 road with the A628 behind. The hill is Hoy Edge. Weather and light difficult. Camera location 53° 29′ 27.48″ N, 1° 52′ 43.63″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 53.490967; -1.878786
Longdendale in Derbyshire is the valley of the River Etherow. The Longdendale Chain is a series of reservoirs built to provide drinking water forManchester. The Woodhead reservoir is the highest in the chain, and the last to be finished. Taken from the 1992 embankment (6.7m above the 1877 original level) , This is a view over Torside Reservoir. Weather and light difficult. Camera location 53° 29′ 28.74″ N, 1° 52′ 45.29″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 53.491317; -1.879247
Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, Airport

Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, Airport

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Clayton Hotel, Manchester Airport

4 out of 5
Outwood Lane Manchester England
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TRIBE Manchester Airport

4 out of 5
Chicago Avenue Manchester England
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A little snicket...Glossop Derbyshire England

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Tintwistle Low Moor is to the north of Longdendale, where the reserviors of the Longdendale Chain provide water for Manchester, and compensation water for the River Etherow. During the drought of 2010 Valehouse Reservoir was empty.

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