River Goyt
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| River Goyt | |
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| Origin | Pennines |
| Mouth | River Mersey |
| Basin countries | England |
| Source elevation | 520m[1] |
| Mouth elevation | 40m[2] |
The River Goyt is a river in north-west England. It is one of the tributaries of the River Mersey.
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[edit] Source
The Goyt rises on the moors of Axe Edge, near the River Dane and the Cat and Fiddle Inn. The area is known as the Upper Goyt Valley.
[edit] Course
It crosses the old Cat and Fiddle Road from Buxton to Macclesfield at Derbyshire Bridge, which was the old boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Then it reaches an old packhorse bridge which was moved when Errwood reservoir was built in the 1960s. Further downstream there is another reservoir, the Fernilee reservoir. The original line of the Cromford and High Peak Railway can be seen near this point.
The Goyt then passes through Taxal and Horwich End where it is joined by the Todd Brook. Thereafter it passes through Whaley Bridge, New Mills (where it is joined by the River Sett) and Marple Bridge.
[edit] Mouth
Having been joined by the River Etherow, the Goyt joins the River Tame at Stockport, forming the River Mersey.
[edit] References
- ^ Environment Agency (March 2004). The Tame, Goyt and Etherow catchement abstraction management strategy (pdf) p6. Environment Agency North West, Warrington. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Boyce, D (August 2005). Mersey and Bollin Catchment abstraction management strategy (pdf) p5. Environment Agency North West, Warrington. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
