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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 length ...
The Humber river system is tidal as far inland as Naburn Lock on the River Ouse, [1] Knottingley on the River Aire [2] [3] and Askern on the River Don. [4] The Humber has the second largest tidal range in the UK at 7.2 metres (24 ft). The largest is the Bristol Channel at nearly double that range. [5]
The River Ouse is listed on mapping as starting where the Ouse Gill Beck enters the River Ure, just south of the village of Great Ouseburn 1] The Ouse joins the River Trent at Trent Falls, and becomes The Humber, travelling 57 miles (92 km) between Great Ouseburn and Trent Falls. [2] Thereafter, there is only one other bridge, the Humber Bridge ...
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 ...
Cawood Bridge is a swing bridge which spans the Yorkshire River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England. Construction was authorised in 1870, with the formation of the Cawood Bridge bridge company. [ 1 ] It was opened on 31 July 1872 to replace the ferry , and is located about halfway between Naburn and Selby .
Bridges across the River Ouse, Yorkshire (18 P) I. Isle of Axholme (5 C, 42 P) O. Ouse catchment (2 C, 25 P) T. Tributaries of the River Ouse, Yorkshire (1 C)
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The River Foss is a left bank tributary of the River Ouse, situated near the York Castle. In the years 1947, 1978, 1982 and end of 2015 flooding occurred causing many areas to be under water. In 1982, a feasibility study was undertaken that indicated flood levels in the Foss are directly related to River Ouse levels.