Derwent

American  

[dur-wuhnt] / ˈdɜr wənt /

noun

1. a river flowing N and W into Solway Firth, in N England. About 33 miles (53 km) long.

2. a river flowing S and SE past Derby to the Trent, in central England. About 60 miles (95 km) long.

3. a river flowing into the Ouse, in Yorkshire in NE England. About 57 miles (91 km) long.

4. a river flowing NE to the Tyne, in N England. About 30 miles (48 km) long.

5. a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing SE to the Tasman Sea. 107 miles (170 km) long.

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Derwent British  

/ ˈdɜːwənt /

noun

1. a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing southeast to the Tasman Sea. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

2. a river in N central England, in N Derbyshire, flowing southeast to the River Trent. Length: 96 km (60 miles)

3. a river in N England, in Yorkshire, rising on the North York Moors and flowing south to the River Ouse. Length: 92 km (57 miles)

4. a river in NW England, in Cumbria, rising on the Borrowdale Fells and flowing north and west to the Irish Sea. Length: 54 km (34 miles)

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Derwent

A new channel was created to bypass the last remaining weir on the Ecclesbourne, which is located between Wirksworth and where the river joins the Derwent near Duffield.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

Elsewhere flood alerts were published for the Upper River Hull catchments and for the Aire, Derwent, Nidd, Swale, Ure, Wharfe and Calder.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023

Derby City Council said the River Derwent saw record-breaking water levels over the weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023

An overspill could cause flooding along the River Derwent.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2023

In company with Edward Lott, with whom he formed a life-long friendship, he often spent the early summer morning, in rowing up the Derwent, which in those days was rural and not unpicturesque above Derby.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)