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((Short description|Tributary of the River Mersey in Cheshire, England))
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The '''River Gowy''' is a [[river]] in [[Cheshire]], England, a [[tributary]] of the [[River Mersey]].

It rises in western Cheshire in the hills near [[Peckforton Castle]], very close to the source of the [[River Weaver]]. While the Weaver flows south initially, the Gowy flows north and for several miles provides the valley used by the [[Shropshire Union Canal]]. It runs just to the east of [[Chester]] and passes through a [[syphon]] under the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] to meet the Mersey near Stanlow. Its total length is around ((convert|20|mi|km|0)).

Perennially popular with fishermen and home to several rare invertebrates,<ref name="managementplan">((cite web |title=Gowy Meadows Management Plan 2010-2020 |url=https://studylib.net/doc/7586009/management-plan---cheshire-wildlife-trust |access-date=31 July 2012 |publisher=Cheshire Wildlife Trust))</ref> it has been polluted in its lower reaches in recent decades, due in part to the [[oil refinery]] at [[Stanlow Refinery|Stanlow]] and the arrival of the nearby [[M53 motorway|M53]] and [[M56 motorway|M56]] motorways, leading to schemes by environmental groups to clean up the area and to restock the fish population.

[[Image:Roman Bridge.jpg|left|250px|thumb|One of the 'Roman' bridges at [[Hockenhull Platts]]]]

The [[Gowy Meadows Nature Reserve]], founded in 2002<ref name="Askeland">((cite magazine |url=http://www.merseybasin.org.uk/archive/assets/66/original/Otters_Orchids_and_Oil.pdf |title=Otters, Orchids and Oil |first=Erikka |last=Askeland |publisher=Mersey Basin Campaign |magazine = Source NW |date=June 2004 |page=21 |access-date=13 July 2018))</ref> and stretching from the [[A5117 road|A5117]] to the M56, is an area of river valley peat covered with wet grassland or grazing meadows.  This area of ((convert|160|ha|acre|0)), owned by [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell UK]], has been created as a nature reserve by [[Cheshire Wildlife Trust]]. Surveys by the [[Environment Agency]] show that the Gowy's [[eel]] population has held up well despite a Europe-wide massive decline in numbers. The reasons for this are unclear but local anglers suggest that eel in the river may not follow normal migration patterns because of the partially closed nature of the river flow caused by the system of syphoning under the ship canal.

At one time the river provided power for up to 20 [[watermill]]s. Today only a few remain: Bates Mill and Walk Mill (both in private ownership), Bunbury Mill (now owned by a Trust) and [[Trafford Mill]]. The latter is owned by [[United Utilities]] plc. Bunbury Mill is open to the public at times. Trafford Mill is being developed as a museum and an educational and training resource concentrating on conservation-related activities.

The river's length has been increased over the centuries as land has been reclaimed by draining the marshes. It was on the marshes at [[Gibbet]]’s Field near [[Mickle Trafford]] that James Brown and Thomas Price were hanged in January 1795 for the abduction and robbery of a mail boy.

==Tributaries==

* [[Thornton Brook]]
* [[Mill Brook (Gowy)|Mill Brook]]
* [[Back Brook (Gowy)|Back Brook]]
* [[Barrow Brook]]
* [[Milton Brook]]
* [[Waterless Brook]]
* [[Southley Brook]]
* [[Crimes Brook]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Cheshire|Gowy]]
[[Category:Mersey catchment|1Gowy]]

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