Porter Brook
The
Porter Brook is a
river in
Sheffield,
England. It flows eastward from near Stanage Edge in the
Peak District, past Ringinglow where it is held at Forge Dam. Beyond the dam it makes its way through parkland before running alongside
Ecclesall Road. The latter section of the river is largely built over and runs through tunnels beneath the city. It meets the similarly subterranean
River Sheaf somewhere underneath the railway station.
The river, long harnessed for industrial activity, passes the Shepherd Wheel waterwheel and the Sharrow Snuff Mills, as well as the Sheffield General Cemetery.