| River Holme | |
|---|---|
_joining_River_Colne_at_Huddersfield%2c_West_Yorkshire%2c_UK_(RLH).JPG) River Holme (left) joining the River Colne at Huddersfield | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Holmbridge |
| • coordinates | 53°13′15″N1°49′27″W / 53.22083°N 1.82417°W /53.22083; -1.82417 |
| • elevation | 188 metres (617 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Colne at Huddersfield |
• coordinates | 53°38′21″N1°47′4″W / 53.63917°N 1.78444°W /53.63917; -1.78444 |
• elevation | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Length | 13.86 km (8.61 mi) |
| Basin size | 97.4 km2 (37.6 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Colne–Calder–Aire–Ouse–Humber–North Sea |
TheHolme of theHolme Valley,West Yorkshire, England is a tributary of theRiver Colne, West Yorkshire. The source is via Digley Reservoir, fed firstly by the run-off from Brownhill Reservoir, then by Dobbs Dike. Banks along the upper valley are mostly urbanised and are in the Holme Valleycivil parish.
From Digley Reservoir, the river flows north-east throughHolmbridge andHolmfirth. It flowsNNE toThongsbridge andBrockholes then north to reachHonley,Berry Brow andLockwood. It wends northwards and joins theColne (one of five rivers of that name) just south ofHuddersfield town centre at Folly Hall.[1]
TheEnvironment Agency has a gauging station at Queen's Mill in Huddersfield where the record average monthly levels are 0.25 metres (0.82 ft), versus 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). The record high is 2.5 metres (8.2 ft), in 2011.[2]
The river was prone to flooding, the earliest recorded in 1738. In 1840 the dam of Bilberry Reservoir was built over a stream, but the work had not been done properly and the stream not correctly redirected. Thus in February 1852, the reservoir broke its confines and flooded the valley as far as Holmfirth. It caused 81 deaths and the destruction of many homes and businesses.[3][1]
The top of the valley is surrounded by the high, wooded hills on their lower slopes only, ofHolme Moss, Harden Moss and Cartworth Moor.
The underlying bedrock was laid down in the lateCarboniferous period and is primarily ofMillstone Grit with somesandstone interspersed with thincoal seams.[4]
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