Downholland Brook is a 4.3-kilometre-long (2.7 mi) river (brook) in Merseyside, England, that is a tributary to the River Alt in the Alt catchment. Rising from Barton Brook in the West Lancashire parish of Downholland, the river flows a westerly course until reaching Moss Side, Formby, when it turns south towards Little Altcar in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. There, it flows into the River Alt.
Water quality
Water quality of the brook in 2019, according to the Environment Agency, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
Section | Ecological Status |
Chemical Status |
Length | Catchment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Downholland Brook | Moderate | Fail | 4.331 km (2.691 mi) | 16.667 km (6.435 sq mi) |
References
- "Downholland Brook, Merseyside". The Francis Frith Collection. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- "Downholland Brook". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.
53°32′35″N 3°02′48″W / 53.54303°N 3.04658°W / 53.54303; -3.04658
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