River Dove, central England

Dove (Derbyshire & Staffordshire)
The stepping stones over the River Dove, Dovedale
Location
Country	England
Region	Staffordshire, Derbyshire
District	Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Milldale, Dovedale
Physical characteristics
Source	Dove Head
• location	Axe Edge Moor, Peak District, England
• coordinates	53°13′04″N 1°56′36″W / 53.21790°N 1.94346°W / 53.21790; -1.94346
• elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Mouth
• location	Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England
• coordinates	52°49′54″N 1°35′10″W / 52.83156°N 1.58601°W / 52.83156; -1.58601
Length	72 km (45 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	River Manifold, River Churnet

The River Dove (/dʌv/ DUV, traditionally /doʊv/ DOHV) is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England, and is around 45 miles (72 km) in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney.^[1] From there, its waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. For almost its entire course it forms the boundary between the counties of Staffordshire (to the west) and Derbyshire (to the east). The river meanders past Longnor and Hartington and cuts through a set of deep limestone gorges, Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Milldale and Dovedale.^[2]

The river is a famous trout stream. Charles Cotton's Fishing House, which was the inspiration for Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler,^[3] stands in the woods by the river near Hartington.

The river's name is now usually pronounced to rhyme with "love", but its original pronunciation rhymed with "rove". This pronunciation is still used by some residents of the lower reaches of the river.^[4]