The Dambusters famously trained in the Upper Derwent Valley before the raid. The last survivor of Operation Chastise, Sqn Ldr George "Johnny" Johnson, died aged 101 in December.

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The organisation said £300m proposals for increased water storage in the Upper Derwent Valley could impact on the park’s ‘core statutory purposes’.

The reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley were created in the early 20th Century to provide 10,000 million gallons of water for the growing urban population in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.

Scotts Peak Dam recorded a wind gust of 102 km/h at 5:22am. ... Tasmania: Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau: Size: 3683988 ha: Control Authority: ...