the River Restoration Centre Case Study Series This site was last visited by RRC staff on 18 th August 2008 Tel/fax: 01234 752979 Email: rrc@therrc.co.uk http://www.therrc.co.uk Stoke Brook Floodplain Restoration, Stoney Middleton Techniques: Floodplain restoration Project location: Stoney Middleton, Peak District River: Stoke Brook (River Derwent) County: Derbyshire Project start date: June 2008 Project end date: September 2008 Length: 1.2 km Cost: £500,000 Upstream grid reference: SK230754 Site background Stoney Middleton lies within the Peak District National Park, with Stoke Brook flowing through the centre of the village, joining the River Derwent to the east. In January 2007 a major incident occurred at a mine operated by Glebe Mines, upstream of Stoney Middleton, in which a tailings

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