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{{location map+ |England Midlands |float=right |width=350 |caption= Locations along the Trent  Valley Way |places=

{{Location map~ |England Midlands | label = <div style="font-size:80%;top:5px;">[[Nottingham]]</div>| position = right |marksize=7| link = Nottingham  | lat_deg = 52.95| lon_deg = -1.133333}}
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==Wilden Ferry and Medieval Bridges==

The crossing point and hamlet was originally known as '''Wilden Ferry''' and was latterly located upstream of the existing bridge. An earlier point for the ferry was also used and although the exact site is unknown, it was thought to be in the reach of the river between the bridge and [[Derwent Mouth]].<ref name=Shardlow>{{cite web| url= http://homepages.which.net/~shardlow.heritage/shhistry.htm|title=A brief history of Shardlow | publisher= Shardlow Heritage Centre| accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

In 1310 the ferry replaced the last of a series of medieval bridges that crossed the Trent within this reach. Archaeological investigations in the Hemington Fields quarry, revealed that three wooden bridges were destroyed by floods between 1140 and 1309. During this period the unstable gravel bed of the Trent was affected by a succession of large floods which meant that the river shifted its course significantly during this time, demolishing the bridges and a [[Norman England|Norman]] Mill weir as well.<ref name=Brown1000>{{cite web| url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X01000526 | title=Late Holocene channel changes of the Middle Trent: channel response to a thousand-year flood record |year=2008 |last=Brown |first=Anthony   | publisher= sciencedirect.com  | accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

Wilden Ferry was mentioned in many of the early Acts of Parliament regarding navigation both on the River Trent and the Trent & Mersey Canal. The Wilden crossing point was used in these Acts, as Shardlow only later grew into an inland port and village on the Derbyshire side of the river.<ref name=1783Act>{{cite book  | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZZFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA340  |last= |first=  |year=1786 |title=The Statutes at Large: Volume 14  |publisher= |isbn= |pages=339–340}}</ref>

==18th Century Cavendish Bridge==
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The delays and inconvenience of using the ferry on what had become a busy turnpike route, led to calls for changes to be made, and the first meeting to discuss the bridge was held at the nearby Old Crown Inn in 1758.<ref name=NWL/>

The five arch masonry bridge that was subsequently built was designed by [[James Paine (architect)|James Paine]], using sandstone transported down river from the quarry at [[Weston-on-Trent]]. It was opened in 1760 and took its name from the patron of the scheme, [[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire]].<ref name=NWL/> The toll for crossing the bridge was the same as that for the ferry, and these were collected until 1888 when the turnpike trusts were wound up. The crossing remained in use until the major flood of [[Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom|March 1947]], when one of the piers was washed away and the centre of the bridge collapsed into the river.<ref name=stone/><ref name=ptp>{{cite web|url=http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DRBY005570&pos=2&action=zoom | title= Toll charges stone for the Old Cavendish Bridge over the River Trent, Shardlow |publisher= picturethepast.org.uk  | accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref>

==Modern Bridge==
Following the loss of the bridge, the Army installed a temporary [[Bailey Bridge]] using the existing foundations, which continued in use until 1957, when the current concrete span was erected on a new alignment to the east of the original London Road.<ref name=NWL/>

The toll house which survived the collapse of the bridge, was subsequently removed when the remains of the old crossing was demolished in 1960, although the slate plaque inscribed with the toll charges was retained and relocated on the approach to the new bridge.<ref name=stone>{{cite book |last=Stone |first=Richard  |year=2005 |title=River Trent |publisher=Phillimore |isbn= 1860773567|pages=74–75}}</ref>

NWL<ref name=NWL>{{cite web| url= http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/files/documents/cavendish_bridge_conservation_area_appraisal_and_study/Cavendish%20Bridge%20Conservation%20Area%20Appraisal%20and%20Study.pdf |title=Cavendish Bridge Conservation Area Appraisal and Study| publisher= North West Leicestershire council  | accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref>


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The bridge however was washed away by flood waters in A [[Bailey Bridge]] was used as a temporary crossing until the current bridge was opened in 1957.  Presently, traffic lights only allow vehicular traffic over the bridge in one direction at one particular time.

There is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] named after the bridge on the [[Leicestershire]] side of the river, within the [[Castle Donington]] [[parish]].  On the [[Derbyshire]] side is the village of [[Shardlow]].







<ref name=mamtrent>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/resources/mam.pdf| title=Making Archaeology Matter:Quarrying and Archaeology in the Trent Valley |last1=Knight |first1=David| last2=Viner|first2=Blaise   |publisher= yorkarchaeology.co.uk|year=2007  | accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>

==Steam Packets==

The first steam powered boats were introduced onto the Trent in 1814 by the Gainsborough Steam Packet Company, which operated a regular steam packet service using [[Paddle steamer| paddle steamers]] from [[Port of Hull|Hull]] to Gainsborough. The ''Calendonia'' making her maiden passage in October of that year, at a speed of 14 miles per hour.<ref>{{cite book |last=Barber |first=J |year=1834 |title= History of the County of Lincoln: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEKV0mgoQmgC&pg=PA16 }}</ref>
<ref name="hbpkt">{{cite web|url=http://www.humberpacketboats.co.uk/trent.html| title=Transport on the River Trent  |publisher= humberpacketboats.co.uk | accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref> The service was daily (except Sundays), and the packet would call at a number of ferry stathers or landing stages between the two towns. It was said that without stopping the trip could be done in less than three hours, but generally the 56 mile trip with stops would take four to five hours, meaning that passengers could travel to Hull, and return on the same day.<ref >{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Steam-packet-history-heritage-society-series/story-15187713-detail/story.html#ixzz2THayEtCw| title= Steam-packet-history-heritage-society   |publisher= thisislincolnshire.co.uk | accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>{{sfn |Baines |1823 |pp=16}}

In 1823 the steam packets ''Albion'' and ''British Queen'' operated this service, each on alternate days, calling at various locations including Burton and Flixborough Stather, Keadby, Butterwick Ferry and Stockwith. Both vessels having been built in the shipyards of Gainsborough.<ref name="hbpkt2" /> The greater use of railways at the start of the 20th century meant that passenger numbers decreased until only a market day trip remained; this reduced service, using the steam packet ''Celia'', finally ceased during the First World War.<ref name="hbpkt2">{{cite web|url=http://www.humberpacketboats.co.uk/packetboats.html| title=Packet Boats and Paddle Steamers  |publisher= humberpacketboats.co.uk | accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

===Trent - Commercial Waterway===
Between Trent Falls and Keadby, coastal vessels that have navigated through the Humber still deliver cargoes at the wharves of Grove, Neap House, Gunness and Flixborough. Restrictions on size mean that the largest vessels that can be accommodated are 100m long and 4,500 tonnes. 
<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHmp0L9XZuwC&pg=PA53
|last=NGIA   |year=2006 |title=Prostar Sailing Directions 2006 North Sea Enroute |publisher=ProStar Publications |isbn= 9781577857549|pages=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/business/business-sites-and-property/ports-and-wharves-of-north-lincolnshire/ |title = ports-and-wharves-of-North-Lincolnshire |publisher= northlincs.gov.uk |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref>

The need for the use of a pilot on the Trent is not compulsory for commercial craft, but is suggested for those without any experience of the river. There have been a number of incidents with ships running aground and in one case, even striking Keadby Bridge. The most recent occurence involved the ''Celtic Endeavour'' being aground near Gunness for ten days, finally being lifted off by a high tide.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/search_results.cfm?lcl_lngcode=en&st=mithril&swt=&lcl_othrlngsite=&order_by=&zones=&lcl_lngurlcode=&lcl_topmenutemplate=tags/top_home.cfm&lcl_myStartRow=1 |title= MAIB Search Results Mithril |publisher= maib.gov.uk |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/search_results.cfm?lcl_lngcode=en&st=maria&swt=&lcl_othrlngsite=&order_by=&zones=&lcl_lngurlcode=&lcl_topmenutemplate=tags/top_home.cfm&lcl_myStartRow=1 |title= MAIB Search Results Maria |publisher= maib.gov.uk |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/341/Freighter-Celtic-Endeavor-aground-and-refloated  |title = Freighter-Celtic-Endeavor-aground-and-refloated |publisher= news.odin.tc |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref>



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===Tributaries===

Although [[Edmund Spenser|Spenser]] endowed the 'The beauteous Trent' with 'thirty different streams'{{efn|In the [[epic poem]] the [[The Faerie Queene]]  <ref name="FQ">{{cite web|url= http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/TextRecord.php?action=GET&textsid=32867  |title= Faerie Queene. Book IV. Canto XI. |publisher= spenserians.cath.vt.edu |accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref> }} the river is joined by more than twice that number of different tributaries,<ref name="WFD"/> of which the largest in terms of flow is the Tame which drains most of the West Midlands, including [[Birmingham]] and the [[Black Country]]. The second and third largest are the Derwent and the Dove respectively; together these two rivers drain the majority of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, including the upland areas of the Peak District.<ref name="CEH2"/>

The Soar which drains the majority of the county of Leicestershire, could also be considered as the second largest tributary, as it has a larger catchment area than the Dove or Derwent, but its discharge is significantly less than the Derwent, and lower than the Dove.<ref name="CEH2"/>

In terms of rainfall the Derwent receives the highest annual average rainfall, whereas the Devon, which has the lowest average rainfall is the driest catchment of those tabulated.<ref name="CEH2">{{cite web|url= http://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/nrfa/data/search_region_midlands.html |title= National River Flow Archive |publisher= Centre for Ecology and Hydrology |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan=13|Statistics of the Trent’s largest tributaries
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!Name
!County {{efn|Indicative county shown}}
!colspan=2|Length
!colspan=2|Catchment Area
!colspan=2|Discharge
!colspan=2|Rainfall {{efn|Rainfall is Annual Average 1961-90 for the catchment to the Gauging Station}}
!colspan=2|Max. Altitude

!Refs
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!
!
![[Kilometer|km]]
![[Mile|mi]]
![[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
![[Square mile|mi<sup>2</sup>]]
![[Cubic metres per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
![[Cubic feet per second|cfs]]
![[Millimetre|mm]]
![[Inches|in]]
![[Metres|m]]
![[Feet|ft]]
!
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Blithe|Blithe]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|47|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|167|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1.16|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|782|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|281|m|ft|disp=table}}
|{{efn|Blithe measured at [[Hamstall Ridware]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Devon, Nottinghamshire|Devon]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|47|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|377|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1.57|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|591|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|170|m|ft|disp=table}}
|{{efn|Devon measured at [[Cotham]] - Altitude from Ordnance Survey Map}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Derwent, Derbyshire|Derwent]]
|{{flag|Derbyshire|name=Derbys}}
|{{convert|118|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1204|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|18.58|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|982|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|634|m|ft|disp=table}}
|{{efn|Blithe measured at [[Church Wilne]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Dove, Central England|Dove]]
|{{flag|Derbyshire|name=Derbys}}
|{{convert|96|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1020|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|13.91|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|935|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|546|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Dove measured at [[Marston on Dove]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>
 
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Erewash|Erewash]]
|{{flag|Derbyshire|name=Derbys}}
|{{convert|46|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|194|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1.87|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|708|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|194|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Erewash measured at [[Sandiacre]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Greet|Greet]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|18|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|66|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|0.30|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|655|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|153|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Greet measured at [[Southwell]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Idle|Idle]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|55|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|896|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|2.35|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|650|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|205|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Idle measured at [[Mattersey]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Leen|Leen]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|39|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|124|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|0.67|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|686|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|185|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Leen measured at Triumph Road, [[Lenton]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Soar|Soar]]
|{{flag|Leicestershire|name=Leics}}
|{{convert|95|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1386|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|11.73|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|641|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|272|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Soar measured at [[Kegworth]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Sow|Sow]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|38|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|601|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|6.33|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|714|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|234|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Sow measured at [[Milford]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Tame, West Midlands|Tame]]
|{{flag|West Midlands|name=West Mids}}
|{{convert|95|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1500|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|27.84|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|691|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|291|m|ft|disp=table}}

|{{efn|Tame measured at [[Hopwas]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[River Torne|Torne]]
|{{flag|Lincolnshire|name=Lincs}}
|{{convert|44|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{convert|361|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|{{convert|0.89|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|615|mm|in|disp=table}}
|{{convert|145|m|ft|disp=table}}

| {{efn|Torne measured at [[Auckley]]}}<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|}
{{clear}}



====List of Tributaries====
{{Collapse top|Tributaries of the Trent}}


Alphabetical listing of tributaries, extracted from the Water Framework Directive list of water bodies for the River Trent:<ref name="WFD">{{cite web|url= http://data.gov.uk/dataset/wfd-surface-water-classification-status-and-objectives|title= Water Framework Directive Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv file |publisher=Environment Agency.gov.uk |date=26th Nov 2012 |accessdate=10th Feb 2013}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Tributary {{efn|Tributary names from Ordnance Survey maps added where list amalgamated river reaches}}
! River Order
! Joins Trent at
! Bank
|-
| [[Adlingfleet|Adlingfleet Drain]]|| 1|| [[Adlingfleet]]|| Left
|-
| Amerton Brook|| 60|| Shirleywich|| Left
|-
| [[River Blithe]]|| 55|| Nethertown|| Left
|-
| Bottesford Beck|| 8|| East Butterwick|| Right
|-
| [[Bourne Brook]] || 54|| [[Kings Bromley]]|| Right
|-
| Catchwater Drain|| 16|| West Burton|| Left
|-
| Causeley Brook|| 68|| Hanley|| Left
|-
| Causeway Dyke|| 31|| Bleasby|| Left
|-
| Chitlings Brook|| 66|| Hanford|| Left
|-
| Cuttle Brook|| 42|| Swarkestone|| Left
|-
| Cocker Beck|| 33|| Gunthorpe|| Left
|-
| Darklands Brook|| 48|| Drakelow|| Right
|-
| [[River Devon, Nottinghamshire|River Devon]]|| 27|| Newark|| Right
|-
| [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], [[Derby]]|| 40|| Shardlow|| Left
|-
| [[River Dove, Derbyshire|River Dove]]|| 47|| Newton Solney|| Left
|-
| Dover Beck|| 32|| Caythorpe|| Left
|-
| [[River Eau]]|| 9|| Barlings, [[Scotter]]|| Right
|-
| [[River Erewash]]|| 38|| Attenborough|| Left
|-
| Eggington Brook|| 46|| Willington|| Left
|-
| Fairham Brook|| 37|| Clifton Bridge|| Right
|-
| Ferry Drain|| 11|| Owston Ferry|| Left
|-
| Fledborough Beck|| 22|| Fledborough|| Left
|-
| Folly Drain|| 6|| Althorpe|| Left
|-
| Ford Green Brook|| 69|| Milton|| Right
|-
| Fowlea Brook|| 67|| Stoke|| Right
|-
| Gayton Brook|| 61|| Weston|| Left
|-
| Grassthorpe Beck (Goosemoor Dyke)|| 24|| Grassthorpe|| Left
|-
| [[River Greet]]|| 29|| Fiskerton|| Left
|-
| Healeys Drain|| 7|| Burringham|| Right
|-
| Holme Dyke (Bleasby)|| 30|| Bleasby|| Left
|-
| [[River Idle]], [[Nottinghamshire]]|| 13||  [[West Stockwith]]|| Left
|-
| Laughton Drain|| 10|| East Ferry|| Right
|-
| [[River Leen]]|| 36|| Wilford|| Left
|-
| Longton Brook|| 63|| Trentham|| Left
|-
| Lyme Brook|| 65|| Hanford|| Right
|-
| Marton Drain|| 18|| Marton|| Right
|-
| [[River Mease]]|| 50|| Croxall|| Right
|-
| Milton Brook|| 43|| Ingleby|| Right
|-
| Moreton Brook|| 57|| Rugeley|| Left
|-
| Morton Warping Drain|| 14|| Gainsborough|| Right
|-
| North Beck|| 20|| Church Laneham|| Left
|-
| Old Trent (High Marnham)|| 23|| High Marnham|| Left
|-
| Ouse Dyke|| 34|| Stoke Bradolph|| Left
|-
| Park Brook|| 64|| Trentham|| Right
|-
| [[Pauper's Drain]]|| 3|| [[Amcotts]]|| Left
|-
| Polser Brook|| 35|| Radcliffe on Trent|| Right
|-
| Pyford Brook|| 52|| Alrewas|| Right
|-
| Ramsley Brook|| 41|| King's Newton|| Right
|-
| Repton Brook|| 45|| [[Repton]]|| Right
|-
| Rising Brook || 58||  [[Rugeley]]|| Right
|-
| Rundell Dyke || 28|| Averham|| Left
|-
| Scotch Brook|| 62|| Stone|| Left
|-
| Sewer Drain|| 19|| Torksey|| Right
|-
| Sewer Dyke (North Clifton)|| 21|| North Clifton|| Right
|-
| Seymour Drain|| 17|| Cottam|| Left
|-
| Shropshire Brook || 56|| ([[Longdon, Staffordshire|Longdon]] / [[Armitage]] catchment)|| Left
|-
| [[River Soar]], [[Leicester]]|| 39|| [[Trentlock]]|| Right
|-
| [[River Sow]]|| 59|| Great Haywood|| Right
|-
| [[River Swarbourn]]|| 53|| Wychnor|| Left
|-
| [[River Tame, West Midlands|River Tame]]|| 51|| Alrewas|| Right
|-
| Tatenhill Brook|| 49|| Branston|| Left
|-
| The Beck (Carlton on Trent)|| 26|| Carlton on Trent|| Left
|-
| The Fleet|| 25|| Girton|| Right
|-
| [[River Torne]] || 5|| [[Keadby]]|| Left
|-
| Twyford Brook || 44|| Twyford|| Left
|-
| Warping Drain (Keadby)|| 4|| [[Keadby]]|| Left
|-
| Warping Drain (Owston Ferry)|| 12|| [[Owston Ferry]]|| Left
|-
| Wheatley Beck|| 15|| West Burton|| Left
|-
| Winterton Beck|| 2|| Bole Ings|| Right
|-
|}

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==Old Stuff - old table==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0.5em"

|-
!colspan=11|Discharge of Trent at various locations
|- style="font-size:9pt"
![[Gauging Station|Station]]
!County
!colspan=2|Discharge <br>(average)
!colspan=2|Discharge <br>(maximum)
!colspan=2|Catchment <br>Area
!
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!
!
![[Cubic metres per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
![[Cubic feet per second|cfs]]
![[Cubic metres per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
![[Cubic feet per second|cfs]]
![[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
![[Square miles|mi<sup>2</sup>]]
!
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Stoke on Trent]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|0.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1.16|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|53|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Great Haywood]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|4.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|97.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|325|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Yoxall]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|12.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|18.58|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1229|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Drakelow]]
|{{flag|Staffordshire|name=Staffs}}
|{{convert|36.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|18.58|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|3072|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>
 
|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Shardlow]]
|{{flag|Derbyshire|name=Derbys}}
|{{convert|51.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|18.58|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|4400|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[Colwick]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|83.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1017|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|7486|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|- style="font-size:9pt"
!scope=row|[[North Muskham]]
|{{flag|Nottinghamshire|name=Notts}}
|{{convert|88.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|1000|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|8231|km2|mi2|disp=table}}
|<ref name="CEH2"/><ref name="WFD"/>

|}
{{clear}}





{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0.5em"
|-
!colspan=9|Discharge of the Colorado River at selected locations
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
!Gage
!colspan=2|Discharge<br>(average)
!colspan=2|Discharge<br>(max)
!colspan=2|Drainage<br>area
!Period of<br>record
!Ref
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
!
![[Cubic feet per second|cfs]]
![[Cubic meters per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
![[Cubic feet per second|cfs]]
![[Cubic meters per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
![[Square mile|mi<sup>2</sup>]]
![[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
!
!
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Grand Lake (Colorado)|Grand Lake, CO]]
|{{convert|62.7|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|976|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|63.9|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1953–2010
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09010500.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09010500 on the Colorado River below Baker Gulch near Grand Lake, CO|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1953–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Dotsero, Colorado|Dotsero, CO]]
|{{convert|2095|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|22200|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|4390|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1941–2011
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2011/pdfs/09070500.2011.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09070500 on the Colorado River near Dotsero, CO|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1941–2011|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Cisco, Utah|Cisco, UT]]
|{{convert|7181|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|125000|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|24100|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1895–2010
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09180500.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09180500 on the Colorado River near Cisco, UT|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1895–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Lee's Ferry|Lee's Ferry, AZ]]
|{{convert|14800|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|300000|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|107800|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1895–2010
|<ref name="LeesFerry">{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09380000.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09380000 on the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, AZ|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1895–2010|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Davis Dam|Davis Dam, AZ–NV]]
|{{convert|14180|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|116000|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|169300|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1905–2010
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09423000.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09423000 on the Colorado River below Davis Dam, AZ–NV|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1905–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Parker Dam|Parker Dam, AZ–CA]]
|{{convert|11990|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|42400|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|178500|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1935–2010
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09427520.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09427520 on the Colorado River Below Parker Dam, AZ–CA|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1935–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
![[Laguna Diversion Dam|Laguna Dam, AZ–CA]]
|{{convert|1693|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|30900|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|184600|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1971–2010
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09429600.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09429600 on the Colorado River Below Laguna Dam, AZ–CA|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1971–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|-  style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center;"
!NIB{{#tag:ref|''NIB'' = "Northerly International Boundary", or the point at which the Colorado begins to form the Mexico–U.S. border, south of Yuma. Also note that the ''SIB'' ("Southerly International Boundary") is the point at which the Colorado ceases to form the border and passes entirely into Mexico.|group=n}}<br>(near [[Andrade, California|Andrade, CA]])
|{{convert|2059|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|40600|cuft/s|m3/s|disp=table}}
|{{convert|238700|mi2|km2|disp=table}}
|1950–2010
|<ref name="NIB">{{cite web|url=http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2010/pdfs/09522000.2010.pdf|title=USGS Gage #09522000 on the Colorado River at Northerly International Boundary, Above Morelos Dam, Near Andrade, CA|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|date=1950–2010|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|}

===more tribs===
Among its tributaries are:
*[[River Blithe]]
*[[River Devon, Nottinghamshire|River Devon]]
*[[River Greet]]
*[[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], [[Derby]]
*[[River Dove, Derbyshire|River Dove]]
*[[River Eau]]
*[[River Erewash]]
*[[River Idle]], [[Nottinghamshire]] – meets the Trent at [[West Stockwith]]
*[[River Leen]]
*[[River Mease]]
*[[River Soar]], [[Leicester]] – meets the Trent at [[Trentlock]]
*[[River Sow]]
*[[River Swarbourn]]
*[[River Tame, West Midlands|River Tame]], [[Birmingham]]
*[[River Torne]] - meets the Trent at [[Keadby]]

===xxx===


{{Collapse top|Tributaries of the Trent}}
Alphabetical listing of tributaries, extracted from the Water Framework Directive list of water bodies for the River Trent:<ref name="WFD">{{cite web|url= http://data.gov.uk/dataset/wfd-surface-water-classification-status-and-objectives|title= Water Framework Directive Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv file |publisher=Environment Agency.gov.uk |date=26th Nov 2012 |accessdate=10th Feb 2013}}</ref>
*Adlingfleet Drain
*Amerton Brook
*[[River Blithe]]
*Bottesford Beck
*[[Bourne Brook]] meets the Trent near [[Kings Bromley]]
*Catchwater Drain
*Causeley Brook
*Causeway Dyke
*Cuttle Brook
*Cocker Beck
*Darklands Brook
*[[River Devon, Nottinghamshire|River Devon]]
*[[River Greet]]
*[[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], [[Derby]]
*[[River Dove, Derbyshire|River Dove]]
*Dover Beck
*[[River Eau]]
*[[River Erewash]]
*Eggington Brook
*Fairham Brook
*Fledborough Beck
*Ford Green Brook
*Fowlea Brook
*Gayton Brook
*Goosemoor Dyke
*[[River Idle]], [[Nottinghamshire]] – meets the Trent at [[West Stockwith]]
*Laughton Drain
*[[River Leen]]
*Lyme Brook
*Marton Dyke
*[[River Mease]]
*Milton Brook
*Moreton Brook
*Morton Warping Drain
*North Beck
*Ouse Dyke
*Park Brook
*Paupers Drain
*Pyford Brook
*Ramsley Brook
*Repton Brook
*Rising Brook – meets the Trent at [[Rugeley]]
*Rundell Dyke 
*Scotch Brook
*Sewer Drain
*Seymour Drain
*Shropshire Brook ([[Longdon, Staffordshire|Longdon]] / [[Armitage]] catchment)
*[[River Soar]], [[Leicester]] – meets the Trent at [[Trentlock]]
*[[River Sow]]
*[[River Swarbourn]]
*[[River Tame, West Midlands|River Tame]], [[Birmingham]]
*Tatenhill Brook
*The Beck
*The Fleet
*[[River Torne]] - meets the Trent at [[Keadby]]
*Twyford Brook 
*Wheatley Beck

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==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==references==


==Course==
[[File:Head of Trent.jpg|right|thumb|The Trent passes over a man-made waterfall in Hollin Wood just downstream from its source.]]
The Trent rises on the Staffordshire moorlands near the village of Biddulph Moor, from a number of sources including the Trent Head Well. It is then joined by other small streams to form the Head of Trent, which flows south, to the only reservoir along its course at [[Knypersley Reservoir|Knypersley]]. Downstream of the reservoir it passes through Stoke on Trent and merges with the Lyme, Fowlea and other brooks that drain the 'six towns' of the [[Staffordshire Potteries]] to become the River Trent. On the southern fringes of Stoke, it passes through the landscaped parkland of [[Trentham Gardens]].<ref name="OSmap"> {{cite web| url = http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm|title = Get-a-map online|publisher = [[Ordnance Survey]]|accessdate= 26 March 2013 }}</ref>
The river then continues south through the market town of Stone, and after passing the village of [[Salt, Staffordshire|Salt]], it reaches [[Great Haywood]], where it is spanned by the Elizabethan [[Essex Bridge, Staffordshire|Essex Bridge]] near [[Shugborough Hall]], at this point the River Sow joins it. The Trent now flows south-east past the town of [[Rugeley]] until it reaches [[Kings Bromley]] where it meets the Blithe. Following the confluence with the Swarbourn, it passes [[Alrewas]] and reaches Wychnor, where it is crossed by the A38 dual carriageway, which follows the route of the Roman [[Ryknild Street]]. The river turns north-east where it is joined by its largest tributary; the Tame, and immediately afterwards by the Mease; creating a larger river that now flows through a broad floodplain. The river continues north-east passing the village of [[Walton-on-Trent]] until it reaches the large town of Burton upon Trent. The river in Burton is crossed by a number of bridges including the ornate Victorian Ferry Bridge that links [[Stapenhill]] to the town.<ref name="OSmap"/> [[File:Swarkestone Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Swarkestone Bridge]] To the north-east of Burton the river is joined by the River Dove at [[Newton Solney]] and enters Derbyshire, before passing between the villages of [[Willington]] and Repton where it turns directly east to reach [[Swarkestone Bridge]], [[King's Mill, Castle Donington|King's Mill]], [[Weston-on-Trent|Weston]] and [[Aston-on-Trent]].<ref name="OSmap" />

At [[Shardlow]], where the [[Trent and Mersey Canal]] begins, the river also meets the Derwent at Derwent Mouth. Following this confluence, the river turns north-east and is joined by the Soar before reaching the outskirts of Nottingham, where it is joined by the River Erewash near the [[Attenborough, Nottinghamshire|Attenborough]] nature reserve. As it enters the city, it passes the suburbs of [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]], [[Clifton, Nottinghamshire|Clifton]] and [[Wilford]]; where it is joined by the Leen. On reaching [[West Bridgford]] it flows beneath [[Trent Bridge (bridge)|Trent Bridge]] near the cricket ground of the same name, and beside Nottingham Forest football ground until it reaches Holme Sluices.<ref name="OSmap" />
[[File:Newark on Trent Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1276091.jpg|thumb|right|Newark Castle]]
Downstream of Nottingham it passes [[Radcliffe on Trent]], [[Stoke Bardolph]] and [[Burton Joyce]] before reaching [[Gunthorpe]] with its bridge, lock and weir. The river now flows nort-east below the Toot and Trent Hills before reaching [[Hazelford Ferry]], [[Fiskerton]] and [[Farndon]]. To the north of Farndon, beside the [[Staythorpe Power Station]] the river splits, with one arm passing [[Averham]] and [[Kelham]], and the other arm, which is navigable, being joined by the Devon before passing through the market town of [[Newark-on-Trent]] and beneath the town's [[Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire|castle]] walls. The two arms recombine at Crankley Point beyond the town, where the river turns due north to pass [[North Muskham]] and [[Holme, Nottinghamshire|Holme]] to reach [[Cromwell Lock|Cromwell Weir]], below which the Trent becomes tidal.<ref name="OSmap" />

The now tidal river, meanders across a wide floodplain, at the edge of which are located riverside villages such as [[Carlton-on-Trent|Carlton]] and [[Sutton on Trent]], [[Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Besthorpe]] and [[Girton]]. After passing the site of [[High Marnham power station]], it reaches the only toll bridge along its course at [[Dunham Bridge|Dunham on Trent]]. Downstream of Dunham the river passes [[Church Laneham]] and reaches [[Torksey]], where it meets the [[Foss Dyke]] navigation which connects the Trent to [[Lincoln]] and the [[River Witham]]. Further north at [[Littleborough, Nottinghamshire|Littleborough]] is the site of the Roman town of Segelocum, where a Roman road once crossed the river.<ref name="OSmap" />
<ref name="littleb">{{cite web|url= http://www.trentvale.co.uk/heritage/view/littleborough/| title=Littleborough|publisher=Trentvale.co.uk | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref>

It then reaches the town of [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] with its own [[Trent Bridge, Gainsborough|Trent Bridge]]. The river frontage in the town is lined with warehouses, that were once used when the town was an inland port, many of which have been renovated for modern use. Downstream of the town the villages are often named in pairs, reflecting the fact that they were once linked by a river ferry between the two settlements. These villages include [[West Stockwith|West]] and [[East Stockwith]], [[Owston Ferry|Owston]] and [[East Ferry]] and [[West Butterwick|West]] and [[East Butterwick]]. At West Stockwith the Trent is joined by the [[River Idle]]. The last bridge over the river is at [[Keadby]] where it is joined both by the [[Stainforth and Keadby Canal]], and also by the [[River Torne]].<ref name="OSmap" />
Downstream of Keadby the river progressively widens, passing [[Amcotts]] and [[Flixborough]] to reach [[Burton upon Stather]] and finally [[Trent Falls]]. At this point, between [[Alkborough]] and [[Faxfleet]] the river joins the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|Ouse]] to form the Humber which flows into the [[North Sea]].<ref name="OSmap" />
<ref name="eferry">{{cite web| url= http://www.isleofaxholme.net/owston-ferry.html| title=Owston Ferry|publisher=isleofaxholme.net | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.axholme-fhs.org.uk/butterwick.html| title=West Butterwick|publisher=The Isle of Axholme Family History Society | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="estock">{{cite web| url= http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/eaststockwith/ | title=East Stockwith|publisher=Lincolnshire.gov.uk | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref>

{{reflist}}
[[File:Knypersley Reservoir in a reflective mood. - geograph.org.uk - 628515.jpg|thumb|right|Knypersley Reservoir]]
[[File:River Trent at Keadby Lock - geograph.org.uk - 482048.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|1=''Tinno'' passing Keadby }}]]

==The literal North/South divide==
{{Main|North-South divide in England}}
The Trent historically marked the boundary between [[Northern England]] and [[Southern England]]. For example the administration of [[Forest Law|Royal Forests]] was subject to a different [[Justice in Eyre]] north and south of the river, and the jurisdiction of the medieval [[Council of the North]] started at the Trent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/justices#top|title=Justices in Eyre 1509-1840|publisher=Institute of Historical Research|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> Some traces of the former division remain: the Trent marks the boundary between the provinces of two English [[King of Arms|Kings of Arms]], [[Norroy and Ulster King of Arms|Norroy]] and [[Clarenceux King of Arms|Clarenceux]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118256|title='Norroy King of Arms', Survey of London Monograph 16: College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street (1963), pp. 101-118.|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118255|title='Clarenceux King of Arms', Survey of London Monograph 16: College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street (1963), pp. 101-118.|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> This divide was also described in [[Michael Drayton]]'s epic [[topographical poem]], [[Poly-Olbion]], The Sixe and Twentieth Song, 1622: {{quote|text = And of the British floods, though but the third I be,

Yet Thames and Severne both in this come short of me,

For that I am the mere of England, that divides

The north part from the south, on my so either sides,

that reckoning how these tracts in compasse be extent,

Men bound them on the north, or on the south of Trent <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1649AAAAIAAJ&dq=Michael+Drayton,+Poly-Olbion,+The+Sixe+and+Twentieth+Song,+1622&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Travellers' Dictionary of Quotations: Who Said What, about Where?], Peter Yapp, p372, 1983, {{ISBN|9780710009920}}, accessed 1st April 2013</ref>}}

[[File:Ferry Bridge, Burton upon Trent - geograph.org.uk - 61631.jpg|thumb|Ferry Bridge]]
[[File:Bridge in Burton upon Trent.jpg|thumb|Ferry Bridge]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* Cooper, B. (1991) ''Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent'', Cromford: Scarthin (originally by London: Heinemann, 1983), {{ISBN|0-907758-17-7}}