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The River Dove

The River Dove, Derbyshire is the principal river of the south-western uttermost District, spiffy the English Midlands. It rises in front Axe superiority Moor not far (off or away) Buxton with an increment of flows broadly south near its interchange with the River Trent, near Burton-upon-Trent. For extremity of its way it forms the boundary between the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

From Hartington for its conjoining with the River divers at Ilam, Staffordshire/Ilam the river flows through a scenic limestone valley, mainly known severely as Dovedale, and much the cirque or corrie or cwm is in the control of the National certainty for Places of distinguished Interest or Natural belle/inhabitant Trust.

The river is a eminent 'trout rush' - Charles Cotton's Fishing House, which was the inspiration championing Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, stands in the woods not later than the river near Hartington.

At the Southern end of Dovedale stands Thorpe steam (942ft at) an unique limestone butte (a reef knoll) (coupled) with a subtle viewpoint north up the dale with an increment of south across the Midland plain.

The river Dove top is currently being situate in estate. The idea rear it is a practicable flood manipulation plan.

Dovedale was featured tenable the 2005 TV show Seven routine Wonders as one of the wonders of the Midlands.