The River Mersey now starts in Stockport, at the confluence of the Goyt and Tame. It is marked by a sculpture- The River of Life- which is hard against the M60 motorway which makes photography a challenge. :Water is life and Heavens gift :Here Rivers Goyt and Tame become Mersey :flowing clear from Stockport to the sea The Goyt flows in from the east, and the Mersey flows out to the west while the Tame emerges under the motoway from the north.