| River Noe | |
|---|---|
 Watermill on the River Noe,Brough-on-Noe. The waterwheel survives (just visible in the dark entrance in this picture), though it is no longer in use. | |
  Confluence with Derwent shown in Derbyshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Derbyshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Edale Head,Kinder Scout,Derbyshire |
| • coordinates | 53°22′55″N1°52′44″W / 53.38182°N 1.87901°W /53.38182; -1.87901 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bamford,Derbyshire |
• coordinates | 53°20′21″N1°41′39″W / 53.33929°N 1.69424°W /53.33929; -1.69424 |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi)adjusted length[1][2] |
| Basin size | 73 km2 (28 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Grinds Brook, Lady Booth Brook, Jaggers Clough |
| • right | Whitemoor Sitch,Peakshole Water, Bradwell Brook |
| Progression : Noe—Derwent—Trent—Humber | |
TheRiver Noe is atributary of theRiver Derwent inDerbyshire,England. It flows approximately 12 miles (19 km) from its source, the confluence of two streams running offKinder Scout in thePeak District, east throughEdale and then southeast through the village ofHope.
The river's source is at Edale Head from where it runs down the clough alongsideJacob's Ladder footpath and through theVale of Edale. The river flows into the River Derwent a kilometre south ofBamford. The entire length of the river is closely followed by theHope Valley (Manchester toSheffield) railway line.
The portion of the river downstream of Hope, along with the valley of the River Noe's main tributary,Peakshole Water, is known as theHope Valley.[3]
Like many rivers in Derbyshire, the Noe was used historically to powerwater mills, originally these were mainlycorn mills but during the industrial revolution some were rebuilt for other uses.
One example of this was thecotton mill at Edale; built in the late 18th century it shares a common design with other mills of the period, including multiple floors with large windows and a shallow pitched roof. There was also a corn and saw mill at Hope, driven by an 11 ft water wheel.[4]
AtBrough there were a number of mills that used the Noe, including a lace-thread doubling mill, a cotton mill and the corn mill (pictured). The corn mill is notable in that water-powered milling came to an end in 1954, when the flow of the Noe was reduced by the upstream diversion scheme. This was constructed to provide additional inflows forLadybower Reservoir by theDerwent Valley Water Board.[4]
The Romans establishedNavio fort overlooking a tight bend on the River Noe at Brough, which means fort inOld English.[5]