River Dunsop
TheRiver Dunsopis a river in theForest of BowlandinNorthern England.It flows into theRiver HodderatDunsop Bridge.[1]
It begins at the confluence of theBrennand RiverandWhitendale River,both of which rise high up in the surroundingmoorland.It then flows through the steep-sided Dunsop Valley before meeting the Hodder.[1]Anaqueductcarrying water toBlackburnruns alongside.
The Dunsop drains a catchment approximately 9 km by 5 km,[2]which comprises the sub-catchment areas of the Brennand and Whitendale, and is classed as afifth order catchment.[2]The catchment is primarilyMillstone Grit,but the tributaries run through oldershaleandlimestonestrata[2]
On 8 August 1967 Dunsop Valley entered theUK Weather Recordswith theHighest 90-min totalrainfallat 117 mm. The peak flow of the flood was deduced primarily fromwrackmark evidence and roughness coefficients.[3]As of July 2006 this record remains.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Dunsop".Catchment Data Explorer.Environment Agency.Retrieved25 November2015.
- ^abcMottershead, Derek; Suggitt, Steve (1992)."Spatial Variation in Stream Water Quality: A Scientific Approach".Teaching Geography.17(2): 66–69.JSTOR23755912.
- ^M. J. Lowing, M.J. (1975).Flood studies conference.pp. 23–26.doi:10.1680/fsc1975.00148.ISBN978-0-7277-4736-5.
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