Sheffield is surrounded by 7 hills. How many valleys are there & how many rivers?.

check out older threads. 5 rivers but not sure how many valleys

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_Sheffield

Cheating I know :)

Is a brook a river?.

Is a brook a river?.

good question...some brain boxes on here will know:huh::huh::huh:

Aren't the 5 Rivers.....

Don
Sheaf
Rivelin
Porter
Loxley?

Is a brook a river?.
If it has the name brook, as in Wyming Brook, then it is a brook.
If the name is River Don, then it is a river.

That's my way of thinking.
:)

all downs..

If it has the name brook, as in Wyming Brook, then it is a brook.
If the name is River Don, then it is a river.

That's my way of thinking.
:)

Unfortunately the Porter is sometimes referred to as the River Porter, and sometimes as the Porter Brook.:confused:

Unfortunately the Porter is sometimes referred to as the River Porter, and sometimes as the Porter Brook.:confused:
So that would mean that sometimes we only have 4 rivers in Sheffield,
and not five.

More confusing :confused:

So that would mean that sometimes we only have 4 rivers in Sheffield,
and not five.

More confusing :confused:

Perhaps it's the Porter Brook until it's joined by the May Brook at Carr Bridge, and it then becomes the River Porter?

A Brook is another term used for a stream.

Sheffield is surrounded by 7 hills. How many valleys are there & how many rivers?.

As per previous threads Sheffield has more than seven hills, just to confuse things further!

As per previous threads Sheffield has more than seven hills, just to confuse things further!

And historically, before the major expansions in the 20th, it had less. At no point has it ever been built on exactly seven hills.

It's another one of those things that "everybody knows" but isn't actually true.

A Brook is another term used for a stream.

Apropos of which, as a general rule of thumb, you can wade across a stream, but you cannot wade across a river except at specific points (fords).

However there's no official definition or set guideline as to when a stream is a stream and not a river; by far the most important factor is common historical usage. If something has always been called a river, then it's a river, despite being only three feet wide and six inches deep.

Can you count William Hills?. I usually cross a river using a bridge. Is River Island a river?.