Low water levels were seen at the Peak District's Combs Reservoir on August 14 as the UK entered its last couple of days in a heatwave.

A drought was declared in Derbyshire the previous week following low water levels in reservoirs and multiple wildfires.

Combs Reservoir (owned by canal and river trust ) near Combs Village situated Between Chapel-en-le-Frith And Whaley Bridge in the Peak District .
Suffering low water levels During the Drought Causing the Peak forest canal a Navigation Closure due to lack of water to operate the locks at Marple Stockport and Bosley near Macclesfield .
The drought has occurred during a period of maintenance and upgrades At Bosley reservoir which drained , and The Toddbrook reservoir is awaiting repairs following the spillway Auxiliary failure incident 1st August 2019 Following a period of extreme rain adding to the lack of water available to feed the canal