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GUIDE TO THE RIVER CALDER (Sowerby Bridge Whitewater Course to Brighouse) NAME OF RIVER: River Calder (Halifax Canoe Club, HXCC), Whitewater Course. WHERE IS IT? Near Halifax, West Yorkshire. OS sheet 104 Leeds/ Bradford. PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Put in Halifax Canoe Club site, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax. Take out Brighouse, river left below 2nd weir. APPROX LENGTH: 10 km. TIME NEEDED: 4 hours. ACCESS SITUATION: Access situation good, rarely paddled. WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Gauge at Elland. 2 is ok, 4 is good. GRADING: Grade 2 with weirs. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Mear Clough weir (closed ends), Power station weir (steep, closed ends), other weirs. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Put in Sowerby bridge white water course - Halifax Canoe Club. 069237 1 km to Mear Clough weir - closed ended canoe gobbler in high water - be warned. 077232 1 km to Wire Works weir - metal spikes. 082226 1 km Copley viaduct and broken weir, good put in and parking here. 096223 1 km railway and footbridge, tree stuck here Dec 2002, Hebble brook confluence on the left. 097220 300 m to road bridge. Tail squirt pool river rt. 100214 1 km confluence of Black Brook on rt. 106213 1 km to Elland weirs - mainly playable weirs with easy waves. 125219 1.5 km Power station weir portage rt. 138229 1.5 km Lillands weir shoot rt. 144226 0.5 km Brighouse upper weir. 147226 200 m Brighouse lower weir. OTHER NOTES: Black Brook is worth a look. Also nearby is Hebden Water. CONTRIBUTED BY: Andy Craven and Paul (Heffy) Heffernan. |
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