Lamaload Reservoir - Cheshire Claimed

Lamaload Reservoir is a reservoir near Rainow in the South West Peak within the Peak District National Park, to the west of the Goyt Valley. Fed by the River Dean, Lamaload was the first concrete reservoir in England. At 308 metres above sea level, the dam is of a round-headed buttress type construction and can contain 420,000,000 imperial gallons (1,910,000 m³) of water forming the reservoir.

Lamaload is used for fishing and birdwatching, and also forms an important access point for walkers to the surrounding moorland.  The reservoir is surrounded by moorland, broad-leaved woodland and plantations of larch and pine.

Facilities include a car park (not open all year) and picnic tables.