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The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in the past often caused the river to change course.
The River Trent is a river of the English Midlands, in the United Kingdom. Other rivers of the same name include: Trent River (Ontario) in Ontario, Canada; a hamlet Trent River in the municipality of Trent Hills along Trent River (Ontario) in Ontario, Canada. Trent River (North Carolina) in North Carolina, United States; Trent River (New ...
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre-long (240 mi) canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River. Its scenic, meandering route has been called "one of the ...
Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire / River Ouse/ Humber system would come fourth in the list, with a combined length of 161 miles (259 km); and the River Trent /Humber system would top the list with their combined length of 222 miles (357 km). [ 6 ]
Lyme Brook is a tributary stream of the River Trent, which flows through Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the outlying areas of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Course
To the west of the Cliff north of Lincoln lies the River Trent, with the valley of the Witham to the west south of Lincoln. The top of the Cliff is followed by two historically significant roads. Closely following the escarpment is an ancient trackway, loosely known as the Jurassic Way , [ 6 ] which in large parts now consists of the A607 south ...
The River Ouse flows to the east where it turns into the Humber, and the River Trent flows northwards. It curves to the east near the confluence, although this is largely engineered, rather than natural. A training wall was built on the western bank of the Trent after the First World War, in an attempt to keep the channel in a known position ...
This is a list of crossings of the River Trent, a major river flowing through the Midlands of England. The table lists crossings that have been identified downstream from the River Sow confluence, the first major tributary on the river. Starting at Essex Bridge it includes ferries; road, rail, foot and pipe bridges found along the river to ...