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View of the River Ouse in York from Lendal Bridge Simplified map of Yorkshire's rivers. This is a list of named rivers that flow either wholly or partially within the boundaries of the four ceremonial counties that form Yorkshire. There are twenty five rivers of at least 20 kilometres (12 miles) in total.
The river's name is derived from the Brythonic word "isca" meaning "water". [3] The Esk is the only major river in Yorkshire that flows directly into the North Sea; all other watercourses defined as being major rivers by the Environment Agency, either flow to the North Sea via the River Tees or the Humber Estuary.
Pages in category "Rivers of North Yorkshire" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. [1] Part of the river below Leeds is canalised , and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation . The Handbook for Leeds and Airedale (1890) notes that the distance from Malham to Howden is 58 miles (93 km) direct, but the river's meanderings extend that to 90 ...
The River Ouse (/ uː z / OOZ) is a river in North Yorkshire, England.Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and (including the Ure) the longest to flow entirely in one county.
The River Wharfe (/ hw ɔːr f / WHORF) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire .
Rivers of West Yorkshire (7 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Yorkshire" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Rivers Aire and Calder are more southerly contributors to the River Ouse and the most southerly Yorkshire tributary is the River Don, which flows northwards to join the main river at Goole. Further north and east the River Derwent rises on the North York Moors, flows south then westwards through the Vale of Pickering then turns south again ...
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