| River Amber | |
|---|---|
 Amber at Clapper Bridge in Ashover | |
  Confluence with Derwent in Derbyshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Derbyshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ashover |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Derwent |
• coordinates | 53°03′36″N 1°29′02″W / 53.06000°N 1.48389°W |
| Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Basin size | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wingfield Park [1] |
| • average | 1.37 m3/s (48 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Press Brook, Alfreton Brook, Buckland-Hollow Brook |
| Progression : Amber—Derwent—Trent—Humber—North Sea | |
The River Amber is a left bank tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. It gives its name to the local government district and borough of Amber Valley.[2][3]
The name Amber is a pre-Celtic word with uncertain meaning.[4]
- ^ "28048 - Amber at Wingfield Park". The National River Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Amber Valley Borough Council website
- ^ English Place-Name Society (1996). Journal. The Society. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
the River Amber, Derbyshire (first attested as Ambra Hy 2, Ambre late 12th), is related to the Continental rivers Amper (Ambre Antonine Itinerary), Emmer (Ambra 9th) and Ammergau (Amber go 9th).
- ^ David Mills (20 October 2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. OUP Oxford. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6.