River Calder, Wyre
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The River Calder is a 13-mile (21 km) long river that is one of the main tributaries of the River Wyre in Lancashire, England.[1] Like the other rivers in England with the name Calder, its name is thought to derive from a mixture of Old Welsh and Old British words meaning "hard and violent water or stream".[2]
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Source | Fiendsdale Head |
• location | Forest of Bowland, Lancashire |
• coordinates | 53°55′50.6″N 2°38′14.4″W |
• elevation | 1,440 feet (440 m) |
Mouth | Barnacre-with-Bonds |
• location | Catterall |
• coordinates | 53°52′55.1″N 2°46′28.8″W |
• elevation | 43 feet (13 m) |
Length | 13 miles (21 km) |
Basin size | 11 square miles (28 km2) |
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