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 River Calder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, England.
At Wakefield, it is canalised and becomes the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
It is also part of the Aire and Calder Navigation, and to the east of Castleford, it merges into the River Aire.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Calder   (88 words)

  
 Calder Willingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Calder Race Course Calder Race Course, since it opened in 1971, has drawn more people than any other sports franchise in Florida for this period of time.
Norman Keith Calder The diary of Midshipman Calder of the Royal Australian Navy for January 1917 to December 1918.
Calder Future A partnership to improve the River Calder in West Yorkshire, its tributaries and bankside.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Calder_Willingham.html   (250 words)

  
 British Rivers Including Pictures
The river is spanned by 20 road and nine rail bridges between Hampton Court and the Tower of London.
River of northeast England formed by the union of the North Tyne (rising in the Cheviot Hills) and South Tyne (rising near Cross Fell in Cumbria) near Hexham, Northumberland, and reaching the North Sea at Tynemouth ; length 72 km / 45 miles.
The principal tributary of the Tyne is the River Derwent, and the chief towns and cities along its course are Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow, and South Shields.
www.montegodata.co.uk /Educate/rivers.htm   (3850 words)

  
 Calder Bridge Cumbria
Calder Bridge is on the Calder river and serves as a bedroom community for the Sellafield nuclear power station employees.
Calder Bridge is on the A595 north of Gosforth on Cumbria’s western coast.
Calder abbey is on private land and not accessible to the public.
www.thecumbriadirectory.com /Town_or_Village/Calder_Bridge/Calder_Bridge.php   (264 words)

  
 Agricultural Land Use and Salmonid Habitat Restoration: The River Calder, Cumbria.
This change is also well illustrated by comparing the Calder rod catch as a percentage of the total rod catch of the North West rivers for the two five year periods at the beginning and at the end of the 25 year data set.
Thirty years ago when the river was in a normal flood, the ford at the foot of the Little Calder was impassable for livestock when returning sheep to the fells for at least a day, if not two days after it stopped raining.
With respect to the Calder catchment, moor gripping to improve drainage does not appear to be relevant and forestry, although present in areas surrounding Worm Gill and the headwaters of the Little Calder, is not extensive.
www.cfb.ie /salmonid_workshop/keith_hendry.htm   (6283 words)

  
 Fact File
The Calder and its tributaries, particularly the River Colne, were particularly useful for the woollen industry in the 17th and 19th centuries and the area has long been used for the production of dyes for the textile industry.
Today the Calder's catchment area is home to almost 800,000 people and the river remains an important source of water for Yorkshire's industry.
The river remains an important source of water for the chemical and textile industries in the upper Calder valley.
www.kirklees-ednet.org.uk /subjects/geog/resources/calderweb/fact.htm   (1772 words)

  
 Calder and Hebble Navigation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a canal system in West Yorkshire, England.
The River Calder was to be used where possible, and canals were cut between sections of the river to straighten it out.
The Navigation runs from Wakefield via Horbury, Ossett, Dewsbury, to Mirfield where it is joined by the River Colne and the Huddersfield Broad Canal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calder_and_Hebble_Navigation   (159 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: River Calder
There are two rivers named Calder in the United Kingdom: River Calder in West Yorkshire a major tributary of the River Aire River Calder in Scotland a tributary of the River Spey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
Rivers in West Yorkshire This is a list of rivers of Great Britain.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/River-Calder   (352 words)

  
 River Calder
The river eventually converges with the Ribble approximately four miles before Ribchester.
The river, when we ran it, was littered with depris from an earlier flood.
The section along the Calder to the Ribble is flat with a small weir, which can be ran anywhere.
www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /caldermartholme.htm   (845 words)

  
 Calder Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
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Calder Vale St Johns C of E Primary School Small rural primary school in Calder Vale near Garstang for pupils from ages 4 to 11.
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www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Calder_Hall.html   (354 words)

  
 Waterways Engineers and Surveyors from Abernethy, James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Was granted a leese of the River Calder for £3,600.
Together with Thomas Bolton he made a survey for a line and suggested a short canal with improvements to the river navigations or a longer canal that was not dependent on river improvements.
Surveyed the river from Biggleswade to Shefford and conluded that the navigation could be extended by the construction of seven nmore locks and other works totalling £8,000.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Engineers1.html   (2493 words)

  
 Calder Future - River Calder facts and figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
The river Calder rises in the Southern Pennines, on Heald Moor above Todmorden, West Yorkshire, UK and joins the Aire at Castleford, 87 km or 56 miles from its source.
With the onset of industrialisation in the early 19th century, and rapid population growth, the river became increasing polluted.
The UK Rivers Network is a a new environmental organisation which campaigns on river issues throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.
www.calderfuture.org.uk /calderfacts/index.htm   (617 words)

  
 Calder Future - A partnership to improve the river Calder, its tributaries and bankside   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
The Calder Future Partnership exists to provide a co-ordinated approach to river and canal improvements between the relevant statutory bodies and provide opportunities for those that live and work beside the rivers and canals in Calderdale to participate in practical projects on the ground.
Calder Future partner, Treesponsibility, a small but active community group combining reforestation with raising awareness about climate change, are now offering short holidays and weekend breaks tree planting in the beautiful Upper Calder Valley.
The Calder Future Partnership was first established in 1998 as a response to the challenge of Local Agenda 21 encouraging local community interaction with the environment.
www.calderfuture.org.uk   (1849 words)

  
 River Calder - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
For other River Calders, see River Calder (disambiguation).
It is also part of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
The river gives its name to the borough of Calderdale.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/River_Calder   (113 words)

  
 Calderdale History Halifax to Pontefract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
The streams that feed the River Calder rise in the moors to the west of Halifax near the Lancashire-Yorkshire border near the town of Todmorden which traditionally split in two by the two counties.
The River Calder continues east from Hebden Bridge to Halifax, through Brighouse, north of Huddersfield and from there to Mirfield near the outskirts of Dewsbury and on to Horbury and Wakefield.
The River Aire continues east to join the Humber by a circuitous route but close to Pontefract at Knottingley the Aire is joined by a canal called the Calder and Aire Navigation.
www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Calderdale.htm   (1982 words)

  
 River Calder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
The Calder is generally runnable from Hebden Bridge through to its end (watch out for weirs - some need careful inpection/portage at high water levels).
The white water course is on the River Calder in Sowerby Bridge near Halifax West Yorkshire.
You are reminded that this river is set in an urban area so statistically there is a chance of Weils Disease, although there has never been a case reported in the clubs history.
www.s106156335.websitehome.co.uk /calderyorkshire.htm   (923 words)

  
 A Visit to the Northern Canals
The briefings on the river "turns" and other matters from the Commodore of the Ripon Motor Boat Club and their excellent guide at least prepared us a little for the journey, and the briefing on procedures from the lock keepers is essential.
The next day we joined the River Aire at the flood lock which was almost level by now and back upstream to join the Aire and Calder navigation at Bank Dole.
The River Calder is still a significant waterway at the lower end with 120x17 foot locks, but there is little commercial traffic.
www.pcurtis.com /canal97.htm   (5646 words)

  
 The Calder and Hebble Navigation Canal and the River Calder at Mirfield
The Calder and Hebble Navigation, runs for 21.5 miles from the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, was one of the first navigable waterways into the Pennines.
It was an extension westwards of the Aire and Calder Navigation and was surveyed by John Smeaton and the later sections by James Brindley.
The River Calder rises on the Pennine Moors, west of Todmorden and drains an area of nearly a 1000 sq km.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /upper_hopton/calder/calder.htm   (232 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: River Calder (Scotland)
The River Calder in East Kilbride, Scotland runs through Calderglen country park.
Numerous nature trails border the river, in addition to a forest which is part of the park.
The river is quite close to Calderglen Castle, and is used for a wide range of sports related activities.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/River-Calder-(Scotland)   (141 words)

  
 Tatet - River Calder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
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White water river rafting outfitter specializing in excursions on the Rogue and Klamath Rivers of Southern Oregon and Northern California.
Murray-Howlong The Murray River A river is a large natural waterway.
www.tatet.com /search-River_Calder.html   (688 words)

  
 Aire and Calder Navigation and River Aire
The Canal & River Sections of the Aire & Calder Navigation by Mike Taylor, ISBN 1 903425 37 9 :144 pages, Published by Wharncliffe Books 2003 A pictorial history of the waterways with the aid of strip maps dating from the 1930s.
CH106 (Aire & Calder Navigation) 40 minutes approx., Produced by IA Recordings On a hot summer day in August 1997, the Cawoods Hargreaves push tug CH106 takes full 170 tonne compartment boats to Ferrybridge C power station where they are marshalled, lifted 12m by the gigantic boat hoist and coal tipped into hoppers.
Goole Boathouse : Located in a basin beside the Aire and Calder Canal which was formerly used for storage of timber.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Aire-and-Calder-Navigation-and-River-Aire.html   (2240 words)

  
 Beaulieu River
The river Burry and its continuation the Loughor, together with the Lliedi, were deepened and made navigable under an Act of 1815.
Was a 1 mile cut in Somerset from the River Brue to the North Drain.
Some of the river was made navigable around 1638, improvements authorised by Act of 1699 and 1707.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Beaulieu-River.html   (1960 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England - A793668
Sowerby Bridge is a small, friendly and relaxed town in the Calder Valley, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Ryburn, surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennine Hills.
The Calder and Hebble Navigation reached Sowerby Bridge in 1770, extending waterway links with other industrial centres in West Yorkshire and in 1804 the Rochdale Canal was completed, linking Sowerby Bridge with Liverpool.
Both the Calder and Hebble Navigation and the Rochdale Canal had stopped carrying commercial traffic to the town and in 1969 the Rochdale Canal was blocked by the filling in of the Tuel Tunnel in Sowerby Bridge.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A793668   (1635 words)

  
 River Calder Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
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 BNFL Annual report on Discharges and Monitoring of the Environment in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
The primary source of the effluent is surface water drainage from non-radioactive areas of the Sellafield site to the north of the River Calder.
The Calder interceptor sewer constructed on the southern side of the River Calder, receives outfalls which had previously discharged directly into the river.
It was installed primarily to protect the River Calder from non-radioactive pollutants and consequently is not authorised to discharge radioactivity.
www.bnfl.com /annualdischargesreport2000/25.htm   (778 words)

  
 River Calder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
USGS is monitoring the river for possible ice jam and flooding hazards.
River is being monitored for possible ice jam and flooding hazards.
Description: The abundance of dams along the Colorado River creates a number of large lakes in arid, regions of the Southwest where large, natural bodies of water are nonexistent.
www.ranoc.com /River_Calder.htm   (1020 words)

  
 Emergency Planning in Calderdale: Flooding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
River Calder at Brighouse, Atlas Mill Road to Huddersfield Road (**)
River Calder at Brookfoot and Cooper Bridge (**)
Walsden Water and River Calder at Walsden and Todmorden (**)
www.calderdale.gov.uk /community/emergency-planning/flooding.html   (189 words)

  
 Lakestay- Calder Abbey and its ruins. Part of the Lakestay site for lovers of the Lake Distrct, Cumbria, England
Calder Abbey is a beautiful ruin set in secluded private grounds beside the River Calder.
This is a quiet western dale that has the brooding presence of the Sellafield nuclear complex at its seaward end.
The abbey ruins can be seen from a nearby road and a footpath by the river but detailed exploration can only be made with the landowners permission.
www.lakestay.co.uk /calderabbey.html   (567 words)

  
 Calder & Hebble/Aire & Calder - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
In 1758 powers were granted to a trust (later known as the Calder & Hebble Navigation) to make the River Calder navigable from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge.
Under the direction of John Smeaton, James Brindley and Thomas Simpson, canal cuts were made in the river and the entire length was opened for navigation in September 1770.
In 1835 the route to Leeds was largely canalized and four years later a windy section of the River Calder was bypassed with the construction of a cut from just below Wakefield down to Whitwood including a suspension aqueduct at Stanley Ferry; the new aqueduct was opened in 1981.
pages.prodigy.net /brinnand/ramblings/hist1.htm   (459 words)

  
 River Calder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Put in at the confluence of this tributary and the River Calder.
The River Calder drains a large mountain area and can rise and fall very quickly.
The gorge is easier at lower levels but then the rest of the river will be too low.
www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /calder.htm   (339 words)

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