The River Glass is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

on the

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

. The river begins in the area of Injebreck about 10 km north of

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

, the Island's capital. Flowing down through the West Baldwin Valley, which was dammed in the 1900s to form

West Baldwin Reservoir West Baldwin Reservoir (also known as Injebreck Reservoir, locally) is a reservoir on the Isle of Man, about north of Douglas which it supplies. It was constructed by building a dam across the valley of the River Glass. It is operated by the I ...

, the river joins the

River Dhoo The River Dhoo () is a river on the Isle of Man. The river rises in Marown and flows east towards Douglas through the central valley of the island, passing Crosby and Union Mills before meeting with the River Glass on the outskirts of Douglas ...

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 Onchan (; ) is a large village in the parish of Onchan (parish), Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas, Isl ...

is formed by the path of the Glass.

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