River Irwell facts for kids
Quick facts for kids River Irwell |
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| River | |
 The River Irwell at Salford, looking towards Manchester
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| Country | England |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Croal |
| - right | Roch, Irk, Medlock |
| Source | |
| - location | Cliviger, Lancashire |
| Mouth | |
| - location | River Mersey, Salford |
| Discharge | for Adelphi Weir |
| - average | 17.72 m³/s (626 cu ft/s) |
The River Irwell is a 39 miles (63 km) long river which flows through the Irwell Valley in the counties of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in North West England. The start of the river is at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the town of Bacup, in the parish of Cliviger, Lancashire. The Irwell flows through the city centres of Manchester and Salford, before joining the River Mersey near Irlam.
Images for kids
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Grey heron wading in the Irwell near Bury.
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New Red Sandstone at Clifton
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The River Irwell divides the cities of Salford (left) and Manchester.
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The Irwell flows west through Waterfoot in Rossendale
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The Industrial Revolution saw the river badly polluted by industry, as pictured in this photograph of Radcliffe taken in 1902.
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Iron oxide pollution near the river's source
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Trinity Bridge
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The Irwell at Cromwell Bridge, Broughton
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Stickings Lock on the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, c 1850
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The River Mersey empties into the Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam
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Peel Park flood obelisk showing the 1866 flood level. A second flood line was added after the 1870 floods.
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Ontario Basin, Salford Quays
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Confluence of the Roch and Irwell at Bury
See also
In Spanish: Río Irwell para niños
