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The River Bain is a river in North Yorkshire, England. As a tributary of the River Ure , it is one of the shortest, named rivers in England. [ 1 ] The river is home to the small scale hydroelectricity project River Bain Hydro located at Bainbridge .
Weir on River Sid at Sidmouth. The River Sid, situated in East Devon, is often claimed to be the shortest complete river in England. [1] It flows for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwards from a source in Crowpits Covert (OSGB36 Grid reference SY138963) at a height of 206 metres above sea level. [2] The source is at the head of a goyle or small ravine.
The River Kyle is a small river in North Yorkshire, England. At just under 6 miles (9.7 km) long, it is one of the shortest classified main rivers in the country. At just under 6 miles (9.7 km) long, it is one of the shortest classified main rivers in the country.
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.
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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]
A 750 kW hydroelectric power station with a hydraulic head of 16 feet (4.9 m) was built on the River Morar in 1948. [13] [14]The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board was created as a result of the Hydro-electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943, [15] an Act championed by the politician Tom Johnston during his time as Secretary of State for Scotland. [16]
The River Cheswold is a short river in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The river originally formed a southern cut of the River Don , and passed underneath what is Friargate. The flow direction of the river has been changed, and it has been heavily modified, largely being culverted as it passes underneath the railway and bus stations.