River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England.[3] It is used for water sports in the summer. More than 43,500 people visit it every year. There is a famous bridge that crosses it called the Tyne Bridge. Another bridge that crosses it is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The bridges connect Gateshead to Newcastle upon Tyne.
| River Tyne | |
|---|---|
 River Tyne Gateshead Quayside | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Tyne |
| - location | Alston Moor, Cumbria, England |
| 2nd source | North Tyne |
| - location | Deadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, England |
| Mouth | Tynemouth |
| - location | Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England |
| - coordinates | 55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W |
| Length | 118 km (73 miles)[1] |
| Basin size | 2,933 km2 (1,132 square miles)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Bywell[2] |
| - average | 44.6 m3/s (1,580 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | River Derwent |
References
- Owen, Susan; et al. (2005). Rivers and the British Landscape. Carnegie. ISBN 978-1-85936-120-7.
- "Environmental Agency - River Tyne Salmon Action Plan Review" (PDF). Environment Agency - APEM REF EA 410230. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Length (excluding tributaries) (km) 321.4
- "River Tyne - river, England, United Kingdom". Encyclopedia Britannica.
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