Which river rises near Rivington and flows through Wigan and Parbold to the Ribble near Tarleton?
River Douglas (Lancashire) Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It reverted to being a river, although the remains of several locks can still be seen between Parbold and Gathurst. The Rufford Branch of the canal joins the river at Tarleton. The river rises on Winter Hill on the West Pennine Moors, and flows for through several towns and onto the Ribble estuary past Tarleton, the last or so being tidal. In 1892 the Douglas was diverted in Wigan to allow the construction of Wigan Central railway station. The River Dougles rises as a series of springs on Rivington Moor, close to the contour and near
River Blakewater, Lancashire Park in Blackburn, which continues on to join the River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale. In addition to the aforementioned Knuzden Brook, the waters of the Blakewater are swelled by Little Harwood Brook (coming from Sunny Bower), Audley Brook (from the region of Queen's Park to the confluence near Darwen Street) and Snig Brook (which rises near Lammack and runs through Corporation Park). Snig Brook rises near "Pleckgate" and flows southwards, behind "Lammack" and close to "Four Lane Ends", before feeding the lakes in "Corporation Park". From there, Snig Brook flows down to the west of "Montague Street" through a culvert, meeting