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Longest river in the United Kingdom; leaves Wales after 48 miles (77 km). 2 River Wye: 135 217 Forms the Wales-England border for much of its length. 3 River Teme: 81 130 Entirely in England after 12 miles (19 km). 4 River Usk: 78 126 [3] Longest river entirely in Wales according to some sources. [4] 5 River Tywi: 75 121 6 River Teifi: 73 117 ...
For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see. List of rivers of England. List of rivers of Scotland. List of rivers of Wales. Northern Ireland: see List of rivers of Ireland and Rivers of Ireland. Longest rivers of the United Kingdom.
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈhavrɛn] ), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. [ 4][ 5] It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m 3 /s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire.
The River Dee was the traditional boundary of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in Wales for centuries, possibly since its founding in the 5th century. [2] It was recorded in the 13th century (in mainstream Middle English orthography, lacking the letters v and w) as flumen Dubr Duiu; [2] the name appears to derive from the Brythonic dēvā: "River of the Goddess" or "Holy River". [3]
The Usk has long been a noted salmon and trout fishing river. Salmon of over 30 pounds (14 kg) may still be caught. In 1999 the river had the highest estimated salmon egg deposition of any river south of Cumbria and the Scottish rivers, and exceeded its spawning target. [6] The river has recently been rated as the best fly fishing water in ...
Listing by area of catchment. The major rivers of Scotland, in order of catchment, [ 2] are: River Tay c. 2,000 square miles (5,200 km 2) River Tweed 1,500 square miles (3,900 km 2) River Spey 1,097 square miles (2,840 km 2) Note: Imperial figures from quoted source; and metric figures less certain.
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, Scots: Watter o Tweid, Welsh: Tuedd ), is a river 97 miles (156 km) [ 1] long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. [ 2] The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in ...