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The combined flow from Peak and Speedwell Caverns. Not flooding yet but the following 57mm of rain saw to that (see below).Photo: Shaun Puckering 09:00 Saturday 5th Feb 2011 
The combined flow from Peak and Speedwell Caverns following 83mm of rain over four days.Photo: Shaun Puckering 09:00 Sunday 6th Feb 2011 
Bagshawe Resurgence following 83mm of rain over four days.Photo: Shaun Puckering 10:00 Sunday 6th Feb 2011 
Bagshawe Resurgence following 83mm of rain over four days.Photo: Shaun Puckering 10:00 Sunday 6th Feb 2011 
Brough Weir, where the Castleton and Bradwell catchment areas meet, following 83mm of rain over four days.Photo: Shaun Puckering 10:15 Sunday 6th Feb 2011 
Flood waters rising in Peak Cavern. Kevin Francis and Ben Wright at the Devil's Staircase. 11:48 Sunday 6th Dec 2009.Photo: Richard Tooley. 
Peakshole Water, Castleton, 19/01/2008.Photo: © Shaun Puckering 
Bagshawe Resurgence, Bradwell, 19/01/2008.Photo: © Shaun Puckering 
The weir at Brough, where the water from Peak Cavern and Bagshawe meet, 21/01/2008.Photo: © Shaun Puckering 
Martyn Grayson in Halfway House, Peak Cavern, just as the water was rising before a flood.© Richard Tooley 8th December 2007 Enlarge 
Martyn Grayson in Halfway House, Peak Cavern, just as the water was rising before a flood.© Richard Tooley 8th December 2007 Enlarge 
Martyn Grayson 2/3rds of the way down Peak Cavern's Devil's Staircase during a flood, with Five Arches sumped and the rest of the cave cut off.© Richard Tooley 9th December 2007 Enlarge 
Dave Baines afloat in Speedwell Cavern's Bottomless Pit after heavy rainfall over the previous two days.Photo: Nigel Ball 25/10/2005 Enlarge 
Dave Baines struggling upstream just beyond Pit Props in Speedwell Cavern during flood conditions.Photo: Nigel Ball 25/10/2005 Enlarge 
Dave Nixon emerging from The Bung Hole, Speedwell Cavern, as a flood was receeding.Photo: Shaun Puckering 20/03/1989 Enlarge 
Peakshole Water, downstream of Peak Cavern, Slop Moll and Russet Well after 22mm of rain in 24 hours.Photo: Shaun Puckering 17/11/2004 Enlarge 
Peakshole Water, downstream of Peak Cavern after the biggest flood on record, caused by very heavy rain combined with substantial snow melt.Photo: Shaun Puckering December 1991 Enlarge 
The weir at Brough, where the waters of the Castleton and Bradwell catchment areas meet, after the biggest flood on record, caused by very heavy rain combined with substantial snow melt. Photo: Shaun Puckering December 1991Enlarge 
Dave Nixon in Whirlpool Passage, Speedwell Cavern. After flooding this passage naturally 'pulses' every few minutes from moderate stream to a raging torrent. A "good laugh" if you're expecting it! Photo: Shaun Puckering 06/03/1998Enlarge 
Speedwell Cavern's Main Streamway, flowing over the Boulder Piles as a flood was receeding. The flow was 'pulsing' every few minutes.Photo: Shaun Puckering 06/03/1998 Enlarge 
Lathkill Head Cave resurging after heavy rain.Photo: Shaun Puckering 1990 Enlarge |