 the river churnet is a river that flows in staffordshire, england. it is a tributary of the river dove. == etymology == the origins of the name "churnet" are unknown, though it is thought to derive from the pre-english, british name for the river. the staffordshire encyclopedia,retrieval date:31-01-08 == course == the source of the river is located over  above sea level in the staffordshire moorlands, near to the gritstone escarpment of the roaches, and next to the a53 leek to buxton road and only a few hundred yards away from black brook which ultimately, through the dane and weaver, flows into the irish sea; however the churnet, through the dove, trent and humber estuary ultimately flows into the north sea. after flowing downhill for a few miles it reaches tittesworth reservoir, a major supplier of fresh water to the potteries and leek.severn trent water, tittesworth water facts and figures retrieval date:01-02-09 after it leaves the dam at tittesworth, it flows into the ancient market town of leek, where it was used until quite recently to aid the manufacture of dyes that were used in the town's textile and silk industries.[http://www.exploringthepotteries.org.u
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