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The Humber / ˈ h ʌ m b ər / is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls , Faxfleet , by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent . From there to the North Sea , it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank.
Humber (estuary), Yorkshire, England, on the eastern coast Humber River (Newfoundland) , near Corner Brook in Canada Humber River (Ontario) , Canada, a major river in Toronto with tributaries throughout the Greater Toronto Area
The Humber is often referred to as the River Humber though the name is unusual insofar as it is an entirely tidal stretch of water formed as the Rivers Ouse and Trent combine at Trent Falls. Grainthorpe catchment. Grainthorpe Haven (MS) River Lud; Tetney Haven catchment. Tetney Haven (MS) Waithe Beck; Minor coastal catchments. River Freshney (MS)
This represents a large drainage area that mostly flows into the Vale of York and into the North Sea via the Humber estuary. Though an estuary, the Humber is often referred to as a river. 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]
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 ]
The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber Estuary in northern England: ... to protect the sea entrance to the Humber Estuary. They ...
The river passes through Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Staffordshire, Rugeley, Burton-upon-Trent and Nottingham before joining the River Ouse, Yorkshire at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea between Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire and Immingham in Lincolnshire. The wide Humber estuary has often been described as ...
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. [a] It is one of the three regions covering Northern England, alongside the North West England and North East England regions, and covers the historic and cultural Yorkshire area.