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There are numerous factories, warehouses and plants along the river providing goods, services and jobs, but a few of these cause pollution to the local environment and waterways. In order to help tackle pollution, the
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The River Colne at the bottom of Chapel Hill just outside
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This article is about the River Colne in West
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Palmer, Marilin; Neaverson, Peter (1998). "2: Landscapes and
Townscapes".
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543:"Focus on Huddersfield's proud textile heritage"
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306:The river flows from west to east through the
267:towards Cooper Bridge where it flows into the
85:Confluence of Redbrook Clough and Haigh Clough
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575:(1 ed.). London: Routledge. p.
490:"Colne from Eiver Holme to River Calder"
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601:"Sub Micron Industries Ltd pollution"
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16:River in West Yorkshire, England
622:The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
605:The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
541:Whitwam, Linda (12 July 2013).
170: • coordinates
91: • coordinates
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618:"Grosvenor Chemicals apology"
219:95 square miles (245 km)
63:Physical characteristics
466:Sheffield & Huddersfield
130: • elevation
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520:Huddersfield Daily Examiner
154: • location
81: • location
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363:Huddersfield Narrow Canal
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1044:East Riding of Yorkshire
333:Its tributaries include
413:Ekwall, Eilert (1968).
1263:Rivers of Huddersfield
494:environmentdata.org.uk
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211:12 miles (19 km)
134:768 feet (234 m)
496:. Environment Agency
445:. Environment Agency
192:53.68028°N 1.73111°W
113:53.60528°N 1.95778°W
661:Rivers of Yorkshire
607:, 12 February 2010.
415:English River Names
301:Redbrook Reservoirs
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1268:Rivers of Kirklees
379:Environment Agency
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1237:Wyming Brook
1227:Totley Brook
1192:Porter Brook
1020:Tyersal Beck
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759:Greta (Lune)
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1217:Shire Brook
1182:Meers Brook
1111:Trent Falls
1086:Hedon Haven
1081:Gypsey Race
1000:Pudsey Beck
970:Harden Beck
945:Black Brook
859:Skeeby Beck
794:Malham Beck
764:Gypsey Race
689:Bedale Beck
616:Casey, Sam
552:21 November
526:21 November
500:21 November
449:21 November
339:River Holme
320:Milnsbridge
316:Slaithwaite
297:March Haigh
227:River Colne
195: /
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21:River Colne
1252:Categories
1172:Little Don
1167:Limb Brook
1061:Arram Beck
985:Holme Beck
774:Hodge Beck
744:Eller Beck
709:Costa Beck
679:Arkle Beck
400:References
259:close to
216:Basin size
180:53°40′49″N
101:53°36′19″N
1116:West Beck
1051:Aike Beck
1035:Wyke Beck
955:Cock Beck
699:Cock Beck
283:) in the
183:1°43′52″W
104:1°57′28″W
1142:Cheswold
1076:Foulness
990:Laneshaw
904:Washburn
874:Skirfare
804:Oak Beck
769:Hertford
704:Cod Beck
388:See also
371:A62 road
295:to fill
285:Pennines
257:Pennines
48:Location
1197:Rivelin
1162:Ea Beck
1066:Derwent
909:Wenning
844:Sea Cut
829:Riccall
724:Derwent
345:History
312:Marsden
293:cloughs
261:Marsden
163:Bradley
57:England
53:Country
1202:Rother
1177:Loxley
1147:Dearne
1096:Humber
1025:Wharfe
1010:Ryburn
1005:Ribble
965:Dearne
950:Calder
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824:Ribble
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1212:Sheaf
1207:Ryton
1030:Worth
980:Holme
960:Colne
919:Wiske
894:Twiss
879:Swale
864:Skell
854:Seven
789:Leven
714:Cover
161:near
144:Mouth
1232:Went
1157:Dove
1106:Ouse
1091:Hull
1056:Aire
1015:Spen
935:Aire
889:Tutt
884:Tees
849:Seph
809:Ouse
799:Nidd
784:Kyle
754:Foss
739:Dove
729:Dibb
694:Burn
684:Bain
674:Aire
581:ISBN
554:2016
528:2016
502:2016
470:ISBN
451:2016
419:ISBN
361:The
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