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A catchment board for the Avon was created by the Land Drainage Act 1930 and became the Bristol Avon River Board under the River Boards Act 1948; the board was in turn replaced by the Bristol Avon River Authority under the Water Resources Act 1963. Twenty-five minor watercourses were added to the Authority's jurisdiction in 1973. [71]
The Frome / ˈ f r uː m /, historically the Froom, is a river that rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire and flows southwesterly through Bristol to join the river Avon. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, and the mean flow at Frenchay is 60 cubic feet per second (1.7 m 3 /s).
River Avon (Bristol), which flows through the north of the county and into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, Bristol; River Avon (Hampshire), which flows through Salisbury and into the English Channel at Christchurch on the border of Dorset and Hampshire
There are three notable rivers that flow through the county: the River Avon (Bristol), the River Avon (Hampshire) and the River Thames. Due to the geology of the county, the rivers and waterways discharge to the west, east and south.
River Avon, Bristol (2 C, 13 P) S. River Severn (7 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Bristol" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The River Avon in the South West of England. Running from Acton Turville to Avonmouth , it passes through Bath and Bristol , then down the Avon Gorge before flowing into the Severn Estuary . The main article for this category is River Avon, Bristol .
The Malago is a tributary of the Bristol Avon in southwestern England, some 5 miles (8.0 km) long. The river rises in springs on the north side of Dundry Hill on the borders of Somerset and Bristol. The main tributary is the Pigeonhouse stream which also rises on Dundry. Much of the river has been culverted as it flows through built-up South ...
The definition used on Admiralty Chart SC1179 and the Bristol Channel and Severn Cruising Guide is that the estuary extends upstream to Aust, the site of the Severn Bridge. On the north-west (Welsh) side, the rivers Wye and Usk flow into the estuary, and on the south-east (English) side, the River Avon joins at Avonmouth.