River Kinder
| River Kinder | |
|---|---|
The River Kinder above Kinder Reservoir | |
The River Kinder is highlighted in red | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kinder Scout SK089881 |
| • coordinates | 53°23′22″N 1°52′04″W / 53.38950°N 1.86770°W |
| • elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Sett SK050870 |
• coordinates | 53°22′48″N 1°55′35″W / 53.37990°N 1.92630°W |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Length | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
The River Kinder (/ˈkɪndər/ KIN-der) is a small river, only about 3 miles (4.8 km) long, in northwestern Derbyshire, England. Rising on the peat moorland plateau of Kinder Scout, it flows generally westwards to its confluence with the River Sett at Bowden Bridge (a Grade II listed packhorse bridge). En route it flows through the Kinder Gates rocks, over the waterfall known as Kinder Downfall, and through Kinder Reservoir, built in 1903–12 by the Stockport Corporation Water Works. Formerly, until the 19th century at least, the name was also applied to the River Sett as far as its confluence with the River Goyt in New Mills.