Severn Trent - Reservoirs

Reservoirs

The company operates a number of reservoirs, many of which are accessible for recreational use. These include:

  • Carsington Reservoir – River Derwent compensation flow pumped storage facility (collapsed during construction)
  • Clywedog reservoir
  • Upper Derwent Valley (Derwent, Howden and Ladybower Reservoirs) – Built by "Derwent Valley Water Board" to supply the cities of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester.
  • Draycote Water
  • Foremark Reservoir
  • Lake Vyrnwy
  • Tittesworth reservoir
  • Ogston Reservoir – in the Amber Valley
  • Severn Trent Water also runs the filtration works at the Elan Valley Reservoirs.

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