River Wye, Derbyshire

River Wye
River Wye in Buxton
Country	England
Counties	Derbyshire
Tributaries
- right	River Lathkill
Source
- location	Axe Edge Moor, Derbyshire
Mouth	Confluence with the Derwent
- location	Rowsley, Derbyshire
- coordinates	53°11′08″N 01°36′46″W / 53.18556°N 1.61278°W / 53.18556; -1.61278Coordinates: 53°11′08″N 01°36′46″W / 53.18556°N 1.61278°W / 53.18556; -1.61278
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Basin	277 km2 (107 sq mi)
Discharge	for Ashford (grid reference SK 182 696)
- average	3.23 m3/s (114 cu ft/s)
- max	44.3 m3/s (1,564 cu ft/s)
Confluence with Derwent in Derbyshire
Progression : Wye—Derwent—Trent—Humber—North Sea

The River Wye is a limestone river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It is 15 miles (24 km) in length, and is one of the major tributaries of the River Derwent, which flows into the River Trent, and ultimately into the Humber and the North Sea.

The river's source lies just west of Buxton, on Axe Edge Moor. Part of the flow passes underground through Poole's Cavern before rising at Wye Head, and flowing through the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton. It then flows east, along a route roughly followed by the A6 road. It enters the Peak District, flows just south of Tideswell, then through Ashford in the Water and Bakewell, and south of Haddon Hall, before meeting the River Derwent at Rowsley.

The main tributary of the river is the River Lathkill, which enters approximately one mile from its mouth.

The River Wye is one of Derbyshire's best known rivers and is popular with anglers owing to the large numbers of wild brown, rainbow trout and grayling it contains. The alkalinity of the Wye provides a rich source of nutrients that leads to an abundance of insects, invertebrates and other wildlife. This ensures that the Trout and Grayling grow quickly on a diet of freshwater shrimp, sedge and upwinged flies (to name but a few of the foods available). Some of the largest populations of Water Voles in Britain can also be found along the River Wye.