River Holme
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River Holme (left) joining the River Colne at Huddersfield
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| Origin | Holmbridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | River Colne at Huddersfield Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | England |
| Length | 13.86 kilometres (8.61 mi) |
| Source elevation | 188 metres (617 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Basin area | 97.4 square kilometres (37.6 sq mi) |
The River Holme is a river in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England and is a tributary of the River Colne. It starts from Digley reservoir and is then fed firstly by the run-off stream from Brownhill Reservoir, then by Dobbs Dike. Most of the banks of the upper part of the river are urbanised and are part of the Holme Valley civil parish.
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Course
From Digley reservoir, the river flows north east through Holmbridge and Holmfirth. It flows north-north-east to Thongsbridge and Brockholes before turning north and reaching Honley, Berry Brow and Lockwood. It then proceeds northwards and joins the River Colne just south of Huddersfield town centre at Folly Hall.[1]
The Environment Agency have a gauging station at Queen's Mill in Huddersfield where the recorded average low river level is 0.25 metres (0.82 ft) and the high river level is 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). The record highest level recorded was 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).[2]
Flooding
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The river was prone to flooding with the earliest recorded in 1738. In 1840 Bilberry Reservoir was built over an existing stream, but the work had not been carried out properly and the stream not correctly redirected. The result was that, in February 1852, the reservoir broke its confines and flooded the Holme Valley as far as Holmfirth. It resulted in 81 fatalities and the destruction of many homes and businesses.[3][4]
Geography
The start of the river valley is surrounded by the high hills of Holme Moss, Harden Moss and Cartworth Moor. The underlying bedrock was laid down in the Upper Carboniferous period and consists primarily of Millstone Grit with some sandstone interspersed with thin coal seams.[5]
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Gallery
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River Holme, Thongsbridge - geograph.org.uk - 102745.jpg
River Holme, Thongsbridge
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River Holme, Thongsbridge - geograph.org.uk - 102743.jpg
River Holme, Thongsbridge
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River Holme - Towngate - geograph.org.uk - 500187.jpg
River Holme - Towngate
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River Holme at Holmfirth - geograph.org.uk - 95382.jpg
River Holme at Holmfirth
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River Holme in Lockwood Huddersfield - geograph.org.uk - 489437.jpg
River Holme in Lockwood Huddersfield
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The River Holme in Holmfirth - geograph.org.uk - 1252423.jpg
The River Holme in Holmfirth
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Old bridge over the River Holme, off Woodhead Road, Holmfirth - geograph.org.uk - 1112640.jpg
Old bridge over the River Holme, off Woodhead Road, Holmfirth
See also
References
- ↑ Huddersfield One
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