River Irwell at Salford Crescent
Introduction
The photograph on this page of River Irwell at Salford Crescent by Keith Williamson as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 9 Apr 2005
This picture is looking north and downstream. This section is one leg of several large meanders that the river takes before entering Manchester (which is only a few hundred metres away to the east) and "becomes" the Manchester Ship Canal.