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The River Wharfe narrows dramatically here from approximately 90 ft (27 m) wide, just to the north of the start of the Strid, to about 6.5 ft (2 m) wide. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is especially dangerous as both banks are undercut, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and it has been the scene of a number of fatalities, including those of a honeymooning couple in 1998. [ 11 ]
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
The River Rea (pronounced "ray") is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England. It is the river on which Birmingham was founded by the Beorma tribe in the 7th century. Name
The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Thames in London The River Tay in Perth, by measured flow the largest in Great Britain. This is a list of the major rivers of the United Kingdom, as being prominent in length, flow volume (discharge rate), or both.
The most polluted river in Japan from the 1960s to the 1990s, leading to cleanup efforts. [218] River Churnet: Staffordshire, England: Became possibly the most polluted river in Europe in the 19th century. Improved after the decline of industry in Leek and the Churnet Valley. [219] Charles River: Massachusetts, United States
From June 2018, many destructive wildfires struck the United Kingdom; the most prolonged and severe of these were in England, with some fires burning for over a month. [44] 2019–20: Floods: Flooding in much of England in November. 2019 was the wettest year on record across parts of the Midlands, Central and Northern England. [45]
Netherlands, England: 1099 50,000–80,000 [2] St. Lucia's flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire: 1287 0 or 36,000 or 60,000 [4] North sea flood, storm surge: Holy Roman Empire: 1212 40,000 [5] 1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods: Guatemala: 1949 36,000 First St. Marcellus flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire: 1219 33,000 1954 Yangtze River floods ...
For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see List of rivers of England; List of rivers of Scotland; List of rivers of Wales; Northern Ireland: see List of rivers of Ireland and Rivers of Ireland; Longest rivers of the United Kingdom