Rake brook

Rake brook
The rake brook
Data
location	Lancashire , England
River system	River Ribble
Drain over	River Roddlesworth  → River Darwen  → River Ribble  → Irish Sea
River basin district	North West
source	north of Great Hill 53 ° 40 ′ 16 ″  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 16 ″  W
muzzle	in the Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir Coordinates: 53 ° 41 ′ 44 "  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 1"  W 53 ° 41 ′ 44 "  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 1"  W
Reservoirs flowed through	Rake Brook Reservoir

The Rake Brook is a watercourse in Lancashire , England . It arises north of Great Hill and flows north. Its confluence with the River Roddlesworth was expanded between 1850 and 1857 by Thomas Hawksley to the Rake Brook Reservoir , which connects to the western end of the Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir, which was built at the same time . On the west side of the Rake Brook Reservoir is a canal built by Hawksley called The Goit , which connects to the Rivington Reservoirs .

Web links

Rivington Reservoirs on Pastscape of Historic England