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River Ecclesbourne | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Counties | Derbyshire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Wirksworth, Derbyshire |
Mouth | Confluence with the Derwent |
• location | Duffield, Derbyshire |
• coordinates | 52°59′5″N 1°28′48″W / 52.98472°N 1.48000°W |
Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Basin size | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Duffield[1] |
• average | 0.63 m3/s (22 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Franker Brook |
• right | Alton Brook, Holm Brook, Sherbourne Brook |
Progression : Ecclesbourne—Derwent—Trent—Humber—North Sea |
The River Ecclesbourne is a small river in Derbyshire, England, which starts in the upper part of the town of Wirksworth, flows for 9 miles to Duffield,[2] and then enters the River Derwent just outside the village.