| River Mersey | |
|---|---|
 "Ferry across the Mersey", June 2005. | |
| Location | |
| Countries | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Stockport,Greater Manchester |
| - elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| Mouth | Liverpool Bay |
| Length | 70 miles (113 kilometres) |
| Basin size | 2,910 mi (4,680 km) |
TheRiver Mersey is ariver innorth westEngland. It is 70 miles (112 km) long, it stretches fromStockport,Greater Manchester, and ends atLiverpool Bay,Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of theancient county divide betweenLancashire andCheshire.
The Mersey is formed from threetributaries: theRiver Etherow, theRiver Goyt and theRiver Tame. The modern accepted start of the Mersey is at the confluence of the Tame and Goyt, in centralStockport,Greater Manchester. However, older definitions, and many older maps, place its start a few miles up the Goyt; for example the1911 Encyclopedia Britannica states "It is formed by the junction of the Goyt and the Etherow a short distance belowMarple in Cheshire on the first-named stream."
Water quality in the River Mersey is not good.
ButSalmon are now found in the river. They can be viewed on the Salmon Steps at Woolston between the months of September and November.
The river is now internationally famous thanks to the music of the 1960s known asMerseybeat and its strong association with Liverpool, which produced songs such asFerry Cross the Mersey.
Also,Paul McCartney's 2007 songThat Was Me, from his albumMemory Almost Full mentionsmerseybeating with the band.
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