Kirklees Brook

{{Short description|River in Greater Manchester, England}}

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Kirklees Brook is a minor river in Greater Manchester, England. It is {{convert|10.556|km|mi|2|order=flip}} long and including tributaries has a catchment area of {{convert|13.547|km2|mi2|2|order=flip}}.{{cite web |title=Kirklees Brook |url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB112069064610|website=Catchment Data Explorer |publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=14 December 2017}}

Kirklees Brook springs from the slopes of Holcombe Moor at Grainings on the modern boundary with Lancashire, north of Hawkshaw, flowing south. At Brookhouse Mill between Greenmount and Tottington there are a number of small connected reservoirs. It is known as Woodhill Brook for a short stretch before joining the River Irwell in the Woodhill area of Bury.{{cite map|title =Bolton & Warrington |map =109 |year =2016 |scale =1:50,000 |series =Landranger |publisher =Ordnance Survey|edition =C2 |isbn =9780319262078}}