Derwent Drive # 2 ~ I'll be dammed Traditional Cache
Derwent Drive # 2 ~ I'll be dammed
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A series of 12 caches set for the Teddy bears Picnic ~ 4th Year
!!
All of the caches are short walks, with parking available near by
and all have amazing views of Derwent Reservoir.
Lots of free parking in the car park, this area is quite busy with
fishermen usually, follow the gravel path to the cache area, the
wind up speaking information board on the way to the cache is
interesting!!
Have Fun !!
Derwent Reservoir (Durham)
An area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the North Pennines. The
boundary between Northumberland from Durham runs right through the
middle of the lake.
Constructed : 1967.
Length : about 3 and a half miles.
Area : 1000 acres.
Capacity : 11,000 million gallons.
Position : County Durham.
The reservoir was opened in July 1967 and constructed at the
instigation of the Durham County Water board and the South Shields
and Sunderland Water Company to provide supplies of water to the
populations served by those two organisations. Water is extracted
directly from the reservoir and treated at Mossend Treatment Works
and thence goes by pipeline to customers around Wearside. There is
a dam at the eastern end three thousand feet long and 120 feet
high. The Derwent valley was flooded together with some farms.The
reservoir is the second largest in the northeast and part of it is
a nature reserve where many species of bird can be seen. New roads
were built and picnic areas with car parks made. The Millshield
Picnic area is on the north side and the Pow Hill Country park to
the south, while the Carrick Haugh picnic area is at the western
end. The reservoir is stocked with trout and is popular with
anglers.
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