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River Etherow
The Etherow (left), joined by the Black Cloughs from Bleaklow.
The River Etherow is highlighted in red (click to enlarge)
Coordinates: 53°27′54″N 1°58′51″W / 53.464956°N 1.980954°W / 53.464956; -1.980954
Location
CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFeatherbed Moss, South Yorkshire
 • elevation500 m (1,600 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
River Goyt
 • elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin size77.7 km2 (30.0 sq mi)

The River Etherow is a river in northern England, and a tributary of the River Goyt. Although now passing through South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester, it historically formed the ancient county boundary between Cheshire and Derbyshire. The upper valley is known as Longdendale. The river has a watershed of approximately 30 square miles (78 km2), and the area an annual rainfall of 52.5 inches (1,330 mm).

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some latterly on the top. In the 18th century the River Etherow was known as the Mersey. The River Tame has been a border from the earliest times between...

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through Milltown, Howard Town and Dinting to the River Etherow, which in turn runs south to join the River Goyt at Marple Bridge. Two other notable brooks...

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part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is at the top of the chain...

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High Peak in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and close to the River Etherow which forms the boundary with Tameside in Greater Manchester. Gamesley...

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lands within the historic boundaries of Cheshire. The River Etherow, a tributary of the River Mersey, rises south of Holmfirth and then flows through...

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Tintwistle

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name possibly preserves a Brittonic river-name, an old name for the River Etherow, of the *Tīn- type (compare River Tyne). Tintwistle was, until 1974,...

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Torside Reservoir

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part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. The Manchester Corporation...

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for connection to the first pylon. Old galvanised steelwork over the River Etherow was removed. The tunnel has a flat concrete floor and concrete-finished...

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Dinting Viaduct

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Woolley Lane, passing through part of Hollingworth. It crosses the River Etherow, entering Derbyshire and the High Peak district. It enters Brookfield...

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List of mills in Longdendale and Glossopdale

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mills were built in the 1760s, and were powered by the water of the River Etherow and its tributaries. As the industry developed, the mills changed hands...

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