The River Ryburn is a river in

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. It flows through the villages of Rishworth,

Ripponden Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011. Rippond ...

and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder at

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Course

The river becomes known as Ryburn at the confluence of rag sapling Clough and Black Castle Clough to the east of Blackstone Edge Reservoir. It flows east parallel to the A58 Rochdale Road into Baitings reservoir. It emerges from the east end of the reservoir for a short time before flowing into Ryburn Reservoir. The river flows out of the east end of the reservoir just to the north of the village of Rishworth, before turning north east and flowing through

. After leaving the town, it flows north to Triangle before turning north east again, flowing through

and joining the River Calder.

History

The bridge on the B6113, Elland Road, in Ripponden was once part of the Elland Turnpike in 1815. It was originally built in 1772 and widened and altered in the nineteenth century. Next to this bridge is the original Ripponden Old Bridge which has been around since at least 1313. Baitings and Ryburn reservoirs were built for Wakefield Corporation. Baitings was opened on 14 November 1956 after eight years' work and a cost of £1.4 million. It is large with a volume of 775 million gallons (3.5 million cubic metres), reaching a depth of . The dam at the east end of the reservoir is across and high. At low water levels, the old road and bridge become visible. Ryburn Reservoir was the first to be opened on 7 September 1933 after eight years' construction at a cost of £240,000. The dam at the east end of the reservoir is approximately high. It has a volume of 220 million gallons (1 million cubic metres) and covers , which includes the submerged village of Bogden. Local landowner John Rawson (1813–1899) was responsible for the planting of much of the woodland along the River Ryburn valley.

Lists

Tributaries

* Knave Holes Clough * Dry Clough * White Hollow Clough * Scar Clough * Greenwood Clough * Horse Hey Clough * Clay Clough * Hutch Brook * Booth Wood Clough * Old Eli Clough * Highlee Clough * Nether Ends Beck

Settlements

* Rishworth * Ripponden * Ripponden Wood * Kebroyd * Triangle * Sowerby Bridge

Crossings

* Dhoul's Pavement * Baitings Viaduct * A672, Slitheroe Bridge, Ripponden * B6113, Elland Road, Ripponden * Old Ripponden Bridge * Stansfield Bridge, Triangle * Unnamed Road, Sowerby Bridge * Watson Bridge, Sowerby Bridge * Scar Head Road, Sowerby Bridge * Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge * Station Road, Sowerby Bridge * Northern Rail Leeds to Manchester Line

Gallery

Sources

* Ordnance Survey Open Viewer https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support * Google Earth * National Environment Research Council - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology http://www.ceh.ac.uk/index.html * Environment Agency http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

References

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