Sumps

There are sixty sumps located in and about the Peak Speedwell System. This section provides a summary about each sump, this information has been gathered from the following sump index's where more extensive information or references can be found.

Carter, R.L. and Cordingley, J.N.
Cave Diving Group
Peak District Sump Index 1994
Page 44 - 58 & 63 - 74

Carter, R.L. and Cordingley, J.N.
Cave Diving Group
Peak District Sump Index Update 1997
Page 22 - 24 & 26 - 29

Individual references are provided below each sump where applicable.

A basic history about cave diving in the system can be found under the cave diving section.

Anybody interested in diving these sumps needs to make contact with the Cave Diving Group who will provide advice on the best way forward. This information provided should only be used a guide, more detailed information needs to sought from the relevant index's, references and other divers previously involved in these sumps.

Click on the following links for summary of the sumps in each part of the system:

White River Series Sumps
Far Sump Extensions Sumps
Speedwell Mine Sumps
Peak Cavern Sumps
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