The Etherow (left), joined by the Black Cloughs from Bleaklow.
The River Etherow is highlighted in red (click to enlarge) Coordinates: 53°27′54″N1°58′51″W / 53.464956°N 1.980954°W / 53.464956; -1.980954
Location
Country
England
Physical characteristics
Source
• location
Featherbed Moss, South Yorkshire
• elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Mouth
• location
River Goyt
• elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Length
30 km (19 mi)
Basin size
77.7 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).
The RiverEtherow is a river in northern England, and a tributary of the River Goyt. Although now passing through South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater...
were also constructed by Andrew to carry water from the weir, on the RiverEtherow, to turn the mill wheels, which stood where the car park is today. A...
Etherow Country Park is situated at Compstall, England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester...
Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it stands on the RiverEtherow which forms the border with Derbyshire. Home Farm dates from 1604 and...
Merswy. The Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the RiverEtherow, the River Goyt and the River Tame. The modern accepted start of the Mersey is at the...
Brook (R) Chew Brook (L) River Goyt (Ls) RiverEtherow (R) Glossop Brook (L) Heyden Brook (R) Todd Brook (L) River Sett (R) River Kinder (R) The Dee and...
England. River Beal River Bollin River Croal River Douglas RiverEtherowRiver Goyt River Irk River Irwell River Medlock River Mersey River Roch River Spodden...
some latterly on the top. In the 18th century the RiverEtherow was known as the Mersey. The River Tame has been a border from the earliest times between...
Broadbottom Viaduct (also known as Etherow or Mottram Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that spans the RiverEtherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
through Milltown, Howard Town and Dinting to the RiverEtherow, which in turn runs south to join the River Goyt at Marple Bridge. Two other notable brooks...
1877 to provide compensation water, ensuring a continuous flow in the RiverEtherow, which was essential for local industry and provided drinking water...
part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the RiverEtherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is at the top of the chain...
High Peak in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and close to the RiverEtherow which forms the boundary with Tameside in Greater Manchester. Gamesley...
lands within the historic boundaries of Cheshire. The RiverEtherow, a tributary of the River Mersey, rises south of Holmfirth and then flows through...
name possibly preserves a Brittonic river-name, an old name for the RiverEtherow, of the *Tīn- type (compare River Tyne). Tintwistle was, until 1974,...
part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the RiverEtherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. The Manchester Corporation...
Strutt, and were powered by the water of the River Derwent. The abundance of water from the RiverEtherow and its tributaries led to mills being built...
for connection to the first pylon. Old galvanised steelwork over the RiverEtherow was removed. The tunnel has a flat concrete floor and concrete-finished...
Viaduct about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west down the same line, which crosses the RiverEtherow at Broadbottom. Dinting is much the larger of two similar viaducts on...
Woolley Lane, passing through part of Hollingworth. It crosses the RiverEtherow, entering Derbyshire and the High Peak district. It enters Brookfield...
constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the RiverEtherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Unlike the other reservoirs...
c. lv) Dublin and Drogheda Railway Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. cxxxii) River Welland Outfall Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. xcvi) South London Market Act 1834...
mills were built in the 1760s, and were powered by the water of the RiverEtherow and its tributaries. As the industry developed, the mills changed hands...
part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the RiverEtherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is third in the chain,...