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- 1 How was the River Mersey formed?
- 2 How deep is the deepest part of the River Mersey?
- 3 What is the source and mouth of the River Mersey?
- 4 Where is the source of the River Alt?
- 5 Where does River Mersey start and finish?
- 6 Where was the valley of the Mersey created?
- 7 What kind of animals live in the River Mersey?
How was the River Mersey formed?
The valley of the River Mersey was created during the last ice age. Thick glaciers moved inland from what is now the Irish Sea, carving deep parallel iceways. The iceways were later occupied by the Mersey, the Dee, the mid-Wirral channel and the Alt–Ditton valley.
Where does the River Mersey flow through?
Manchester
The Mersey lies entirely below 150 feet (45 m), draining large areas of the Lancashire and Cheshire plains. It flows in a westerly direction through the southern suburbs of Manchester and, at Flixton, receives its major right-bank tributary, the Irwell, in its canalized form as the Manchester Ship Canal.
How deep is the deepest part of the River Mersey?
The Mersey Estuary continues through the ‘Narrows’ a straight narrow channel with depths of up to 30 m driven by a change in geology. It forms the Outer Estuary, a large area of inter-tidal sand and mud banks as it flows into Liverpool Bay on the Irish Sea.
Which rivers flow into the Mersey?
The Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the River Etherow, the River Goyt, and the River Tame. The official start of the Mersey is at the confluence of the rivers Tame and Goyt in central Stockport, a few miles south of Manchester.
What is the source and mouth of the River Mersey?
| River Mersey | |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| – location | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
| – elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| Mouth | Liverpool Bay |
What is the source of the River Severn?
Pumlumon Fawr
River Severn/Sources
The Severn rises near the River Wye on the northeastern slopes of Plynlimon (Welsh: Pumlumon), Wales, and follows a semicircular course basically southward to the Bristol Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.
Where is the source of the River Alt?
Hag Plantation
The River Alt flows north east through Lancashire and Merseyside. It rises in Huyton township at the Hag Plantation, and flows through Croxteth Park, West Derby and Maghull. It then flows out to the River Mersey between Crosby and Formby.
What is the source of the river Trent?
Biddulph Moor
River Trent/Sources
Where does River Mersey start and finish?
Liverpool Bay
River Mersey/Mouths
The River Mersey is a river in north west England. It is 70 miles (112 km) long, it stretches from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ends at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside.
Where does the River Mersey begin and end?
The River Mersey for its whole natural course marks the boundary between Lancashire to the north and Cheshire to the south. The river is 68 miles long, beginning in Stockport, Cheshire, and discharging in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea .
Where was the valley of the Mersey created?
The valley of the River Mersey was created during the last ice age. Thick glaciers moved inland from what is now the Irish Sea, carving deep parallel iceways. The iceways were later occupied by the Mersey, the Dee, the mid-Wirral channel and the Alt – Ditton valley.
How big is the range of the Mersey River?
The Mersey has a large tidal range – 8.4m (27’6”) – a range only topped by the Severn in south-west England. The ferries that cross the River Mersey are Liverpool’s, perhaps the world’s – most famous river crossing.
What kind of animals live in the River Mersey?
In recent years, massive efforts have been made to clean the water and remove pollution. These have been very successful. Atlantic grey seals, bottle-nose dolphins and harbour porpoise sometimes swim into the estuary of the River Mersey from Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea.