River Tyne
river in North East England
The River Tyne is a river in North East England.[3] It is used for water sports in the summer. More than 43,500 people visit it every year. There is a famous bridge that crosses it called the Tyne Bridge. Another bridge that crosses it is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The bridges connect Gateshead to Newcastle upon Tyne.
River Tyne | |
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Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Tyne |
- location | Alston Moor, Cumbria, England |
2nd source | North Tyne |
- location | Deadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, England |
Mouth | Tynemouth |
- location | Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England |
- coordinates | 55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W / 55.01028°N 1.41889°W |
Length | 118 km (73 miles)[1] |
Basin size | 2,933 km2 (1,132 square miles)[2] |
Discharge | |
- location | Bywell[2] |
- average | 44.6 m3/s (1,580 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | River Derwent |
References
change- ↑ Owen, Susan; et al. (2005). Rivers and the British Landscape. Carnegie. ISBN 978-1-85936-120-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Environmental Agency - River Tyne Salmon Action Plan Review" (PDF). Environment Agency - APEM REF EA 410230. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Length (excluding tributaries) (km) 321.4
- ↑ "River Tyne - river, England, United Kingdom". Encyclopedia Britannica.
Other websites
changeMedia related to River Tyne, England at Wikimedia Commons