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{{Short description|Reservoir in Derbyshire, England}}
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| name = Torside Reservoir
| image = Torside8486.JPG
| caption = viewed from the east
| alt = A tree framed shot of a reservoir with hills on either side
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| location = [[Derbyshire]]
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| lake_type = impounding [[reservoir]]
| inflow = [[River Etherow]], Crowden Brook, Torside Clough
| outflow = [[River Etherow]]
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| basin_countries = United Kingdom
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'''Torside Reservoir''' is the largest man-made [[lake]] in [[Longdendale]] in north [[Derbyshire]], England. It was constructed by [[John Frederick Bateman]] between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the [[Longdendale Chain]] of reservoirs to supply water from the [[River Etherow]] to the urban areas of [[Greater Manchester]].<ref>[http://www.peakdistrict-education.gov.uk/Fact%20Sheets/fz21lgd1.htm The Peak District National Park - Fact Zone 21. Longdendale in the National Park<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104204530/http://www.peakdistrict-education.gov.uk/Fact%20Sheets/fz21lgd1.htm |date=2006-01-04 }}</ref><ref name= Quayle>{{Citation |last=Quayle |first=Tom |title=Manchester's Water: The reservoirs in the hills |publisher=Tempus Publishing |year=2006 |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire |isbn=0-7524-3198-6}}</ref>

The [[Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1847]] ([[10 & 11 Vict.]] c. cciii) gave permission for the construction of the [[Woodhead reservoir|Woodhead]] and [[Arnfield reservoir]]s; the [[Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1848]] allowed the construction of Torside and [[Rhodeswood Reservoir]]s, and an aqueduct to convey the water to the Arnfield reservoir where it would pass through the [[Mottram Tunnel]] to [[Godley Reservoir|Godley]].

It was stated in a statutory report, under the Reservoir Safety Act 1975, dated 12 June, that all five reservoirs could be overtopped during a Probable Maximum Flood. Woodhead, as the fountainhead, would require the most extensive improvements, but Torside needed crest remedial work. The wave wall was demolished and replaced with one {{convert|4|m}} above the overflow sill. The claycore was extended to {{convert|1.34|m|abbr=on}} above overflow sill and the road level was raised to {{convert|3.29|m|abbr=on}}. The work took place between 1993 and 1994.<ref name= Quayle/>

== See also ==
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Torside Reservoir}}

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| prev = [[Rhodeswood Reservoir]]
| list = [[Longdendale Chain]] Reservoirs<br />{{nobold|(West to East)}}
| next = [[Woodhead Reservoir]]
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[[Category:Reservoirs of the Peak District]]
[[Category:Drinking water reservoirs in England]]
[[Category:Works by John Frederick Bateman]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Derbyshire]]


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