It is almost unrecognisable.
Just a few weeks ago this stretch of water at Salford Quays was swamped with rubbish .
Broken fridges, tree branches, plastic and other items of trash covered the water by the Helly Hansen Water Sports centre like a membrane.
It wasn't a pleasant sight.
Salford City Council described the clean up as 'one of the biggest' in the Quay's history.
They said winter storms and a month’s worth of rain in just one day was to blame for the debris being washed down the five rivers which drain into the Quays.
Over the last three weeks, more than 220 tonnes of rubbish - the equivalent of around 40 average sized elephants - has been cleared from the water.
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That's around five times more than normal after heavy rain.
Video shared by the council showed contractors on a workbarge using a metal grabbing device to scoop debris out of the Quays.
Coun David Lancaster, lead member for environment and community safety, thanked all the workers involved in the clean-up.
He said it had been 'a mammoth task'.
"It’s a fact of geography and nature that whatever is in those five rivers ends up in the Quays after heavy rain," he added.
"Most of it is natural debris, but sadly, litter and flytipped rubbish which has gone into the rivers also works its way down the watercourses.
"Winter storms brought the biggest accumulation of debris downriver that we have ever seen but we and our partners have worked steadily to clear it away and will be back in action whenever we need to be."
