Flood Relief Channel

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Flood Relief Channel by Kevin Waterhouse as part of the Geograph project.

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Flood Relief Channel

Image: © Kevin Waterhouse Taken: 26 Dec 2023

For the River Calder at Dewsbury, this was originally the route of Dewsbury Canal which was cut to take out a loop of the River Calder for navigation. This view is from the bridge on Thornhill Road.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.682221
Longitude
-1.640687