River Derwent, Derbyshire

River Derwent
The River Derwent, near Hathersage
Location
Country	England
Counties	Derbyshire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bleaklow, east of Glossop
• coordinates	53°28′01″N 1°48′47″W / 53.466894°N 1.813175°W / 53.466894; -1.813175
Mouth
• location	Derwent Mouth, River Trent
• coordinates	52°52′26″N 1°19′13″W / 52.8738°N 1.3203°W / 52.8738; -1.3203
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Bentley Brook, River Amber
• right	River Westend, River Ashop, River Noe, River Wye, River Ecclesbourne

Derwent Mouth

Bleaklow

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Map showing the location of Source (Bleaklow) and Derwent Mouth within Derbyshire

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Legend
Source of the River Derwent at Howden Moor. Howden Reservoir Derwent Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir Bamford Joined by the River Noe Hathersage Grindleford Calver Baslow Chatsworth Joined by the River Wye Rowsley Matlock Matlock Bath Masson Mill Cromford. Joined by the Cromford Sough Whatstandwell Ambergate. Joined by the River Amber North Mill, Belper Belper and Milford Duffield, joined by the River Ecclesbourne Derby Derwent mouth into the River Trent

The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. It is 50 miles (80 km)^[1] long and is a tributary of the River Trent, which it joins south of Derby.^[2] Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills.

Much of the river's route, with the exception of the city of Derby, is rural. However, the river has also seen many human uses, and between Matlock and Derby was one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution. It is the site of the Derwent Valley Mills, the first industrial-scale cotton mills. Today it provides a water supply to several surrounding cities, and its steep-sided valley is an important communications corridor through the uplands of the Peak District.^[3]

The scenery of the Derwent valley attracts many tourists. The upper reaches pass through the Peak District National Park, whilst the middle reaches around the old spa town of Matlock Bath offer souvenir shops and amusement arcades, together with attractions such as the Heights of Abraham and its cable car.^[3][4]