River Douglas (via Manchester Ship Canal system context)

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river watercourse

River Douglas is a river in North West England that flows through Lancashire and Wigan before joining the Ribble estuary, historically important for navigation and local industry.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → watercourse →
alsoKnownAs	River Asland → River Astland →
basinCountry	England →
connectedTo	Leeds and Liverpool Canal → Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal →
country	England →
crossedBy	A59 road (near Tarleton) → M6 motorway (near Wigan) → Manchester–Southport railway (near Wigan) →
drainageBasin	Ribble estuary →
ecologicalRole	habitat for freshwater fish → habitat for wetland birds →
flowsInto	Irish Sea via Ribble estuary →
flowsNear	Chorley → Parbold → Standish → Tarleton →
flowsThrough	Lancashire → Metropolitan Borough of Wigan → Wigan →
historicallyCanalisedAs	Douglas Navigation →
historicalSignificance	supported development of Wigan coalfield → supported textile and milling industries along its course →
historicalUse	local industry → navigation →
locatedIn	Lancashire → North West England →
managedBy	Environment Agency (England) →
mouthLocation	Ribble estuary →
navigableInSection	lower reaches near the Ribble estuary →
partOf	Ribble and Alt catchment (Environment Agency classification) → Ribble catchment →
region	North West England →
sourceLocation	Rivington area →
tributary	River Chor → River Eller Brook → River Lostock → River Syd Brook → River Tawd → River Yarrow →
tributaryOf	River Ribble →
usedFor	transport of coal → transport of industrial goods →
waterManagementRole	flood risk management in Wigan area → land drainage in West Lancashire →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
River Irwell →	hasTributary