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River Glass (Isle of Man)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The River Glass is a river on the Isle of Man. The river begins in the area of Injebreck about 10 km north of Douglas, the Island's capital. Flowing down through the West Baldwin Valley, which was dammed in the 1900s to form West Baldwin Reservoir, the river joins the River Dhoo to form the River Douglas on the outskirts of Douglas before flowing out to sea. The river has a length of approximately 8.5 km. The name Glass originates from the word for green in Manx. The western edge of the parish of Onchan is formed by the path of the Glass. The river has had reported catches of brown trout, rainbow trout, european seabass, and salmon.

Flows through: Isle of Man.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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