| Bentley Brook | |
|---|---|
 Bridge carrying Oaksedge Lane over Bentley Brook as it enters the reservoir | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | Derbyshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Matlock Moor, England |
| Mouth | |
• location | Derbyshire, England |
Bentley Brook is a stream in Derbyshire, England.[1] It rises on Matlock Moor, flowing south through Cuckoostone Dale, under the A632, into Lumsdale, gathering the valley's waters—notably from Knabhall Brook, out of Tansley, itself dammed and supporting large mills. In Lumsdale it enters a now disused mill pond or reservoir, then flows over a waterfall in the course of passing several historical mill ruins. Finally, it runs through control gates into the outside bend of a tight oxbow of the River Derwent, just beyond Hall Leys Park in Matlock. Although only about five miles in length, Bentley Brook is classed as a 'main river' by the Environment Agency.[2]
- ^ "Ashbourne Walk". Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Rivers". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2015.