River Derwent 1960 and 1965 Flood Levels – Matlock, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 08.197 W 001° 33.242
30U E 596730 N 5888444
These 2 flood levels are on a column at the start of a footbridge that crosses the River Derwent in Hall Leys Park.
Waymark Code: WMCY5E
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
Views: 5
Matlock is situated in the Peak District National Park. As the name suggests this National Park has a number of hills within it. This area wouldn’t be considered mountainous as such, but in winter the accumulated rainfall from the surrounding peaks gets channelled into the River Derwent.
Above Matlock the river flows through a narrow steep sided valley. When it reaches this position the river can overflow the banks and the park can act as a natural water storage area.
In some years however the floods are significantly higher and can cover a much greater area than the park itself. When this happens the flood levels are obviously much greater than normal in the park. The level in the park in 1965 reached about 5 feet 10 inches.
There have been other floods since, but defences built since 1965 have so far been largely successful.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Painted Lines on Plaques on gatepost
When did this occur?: 8th December 1960 and 9th December 1965
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.