 Upon exiting the lower reservoir, Pendle Water flows east through the picturesque villages of Barley and Roughlee, before collecting Blacko Water, which drains the valley at Water Meetings near Wheathead, a popular picnic spot one mile west of Blacko village.The river then flows south through Higherford and Barrowford where it is joined by Colne Water.From this point onwards, the river flows west past the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towards its confluence with the River Calder in Reedley Hallows northwest of Burnley.