Kirklees Brook is a minor river in Greater Manchester, England. It is 6.56 miles (10.556 km) long and including tributaries has a catchment area of 5.23 square miles (13.547 km).
Kirklees Brook springs from the slopes of Holcombe Moor at Grainings on the modern boundary with Lancashire, north of Hawkshaw, flowing south. At Brookhouse Mill between Greenmount and Tottington there are a number of small connected reservoirs. It is known as Woodhill Brook for a short stretch before joining the River Irwell in the Woodhill area of Bury.
References
- "Kirklees Brook". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "109" (Map). Bolton & Warrington (C2 ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319262078.
| Next confluence upstream | River Irwell | Next confluence downstream |
| River Ogden (West) | Kirklees Brook | River Roch (East) |
53°37′19″N 2°20′55″W / 53.621967°N 2.348566°W / 53.621967; -2.348566
This article related to a river in England is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |