River Westend
River Westend | |
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![]() The River Westend | |
Location | |
Country | England |
Counties | Derbyshire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bleaklow Stones, Bleaklow, Derbyshire |
Mouth | |
• location | Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire |
• coordinates | 53°25′52″N 1°44′41″W / 53.43120°N 1.74467°W |
Length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Grinah Grain, Fagney Clough, Ridge Clough |
• right | Ravens Clough, Black Clough, Ditch Clough |
Progression : Westend—Derwent—Trent—Humber |
The River Westend flows through the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Its source is at Bleaklow Stones on Bleaklow, from where it flows south east into a western arm of the Howden Reservoir. Its lower reaches run through a forestry plantation.
Tributaries of the river include Ravens Clough, Black Clough, Fagney Clough, Green Clough and Grinah Grain.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "WFD Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv files". Environment Agency. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- Roger Redfern, Walking in Peakland