| River Kinder | |
|---|---|
 The River Kinder above Kinder Reservoir | |
 The River Kinder is highlighted in red | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kinder Scout SK089881 |
| • coordinates | 53°23′22″N 1°52′04″W / 53.38950°N 1.86770°W |
| • elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Sett SK050870 |
• coordinates | 53°22′48″N 1°55′35″W / 53.37990°N 1.92630°W |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Length | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
The River Kinder (/ˈkɪndər/ KIN-der) is a small river, only about 3 miles (4.8 km) long, in northwestern Derbyshire, England. Rising on the peat moorland plateau of Kinder Scout, it flows generally westwards to its confluence with the River Sett at Bowden Bridge (a Grade II listed packhorse bridge[1]). En route it flows through the Kinder Gates rocks, over the waterfall known as Kinder Downfall, and through Kinder Reservoir, built in 1903–12 by the Stockport Corporation Water Works. Until the 19th century at least, the name was formerly also applied to the River Sett as far as its confluence with the River Goyt in New Mills.[2]
- ^ Historic England. "Old Packhorse Bridge (Grade II) (1088005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848). "A Topographical Dictionary of England". pp. 394–398. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
The Kinder derives its source from the mountain of Kinder-Scout, and, separating the county of Derby from that of Chester, falls into the river Guyt at a place called the Tor.