Bradshaw Brook is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

draining parts of

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and

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. Starting life as Cadshaw Brook draining a valley named Green Lowe Clough on Turton Moor, the brook feeds the

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the village of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam. When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet ...

and

Wayoh Reservoir Wayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly ...

(the latter also fed by Blackstone Brook and Whittlestone Head Brook). From there, the river traverses Turton Bottoms and passes Chapeltown before feeding

Jumbles Reservoir The Jumbles Reservoir is a heavily modified, high alkalinity, shallow reservoir in North West England. It lies in Jumbles Country Park, in the valley of Bradshaw Brook, partly in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and partly i ...

(along with Hazelhurst Brook). Bradshaw Brook then passes Bromley Cross and Bradshaw on its way to meet the

River Tonge The River Tonge is a short river, splitting Bolton from contiguous Tonge, both in Greater Manchester, England. The Tonge is formed at the ''Meeting of the Waters'', where Astley Brook, from Smithills in the west, meets the Eagley Brook draw ...

at Leverhulme Park east of

Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th ...

Local nature reserve

Upper Bradshaw Valley local nature reserve is in the wooded valley of the Bradshaw Brook. The woodlands are native broadleaf trees and are separated by meadow areas. At the northern end is a disused quarry ⁬with pond areas. Bolton's arboretum is located at the southern end. The brook, a tributary of the River Croal, flows through the reserve from Jumbles Reservoir.

Tributaries

* Riding Gate Brook (L) * Hazelhurst Brook (R) ** Swine Yard Brook (L) * Billy Brook (R) * Quarlton Brook (L) * Broadhead Brook (L) ** Wheatsheaf Brook (L) ** Whittlestone Head Brook (R) ** Naze Brook (R) ** Higher Barn Brook (L) ** Horse Hey Brook (R) ** Clough Head Brook (R) * Simms Brook (L) * Little Moor Brook (R) * Cadshaw Brook ** Wilding Brook (R)

References

Rivers of Lancashire Rivers of Greater Manchester Rivers of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton West Pennine Moors 2Bradshaw 2 {{England-river-stub