River Tyne
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River Tyne |
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 River Tyne Quayside
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Part | England |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | River Derwent |
| Primary source | South Tyne |
| - location | Alston Moor |
| Secondary source | North Tyne |
| - location | Deadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland |
| Mouth | Tynemouth |
| - location | South Shields |
| - coordinates | 55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W / 55.01028°N 1.41889°W |
| Length | 321.4 km (200 mi) [1] |
| Basin | 2,933 km² (1,132 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | for Bywell |
| - average | 44.6 m³/s (1,575 cu ft/s) [1] |
| Wikimedia Commons: River Tyne, England | |
The River Tyne is a river in North East England.[2] It is used for water sport in the summer. More than 43,500 people come and visit it every year. There is a famous bridge that crosses it called the "Tyne Bridge". Another bridge that crosses it is the Millennium Bridge. The bridges connect Gateshead to Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to River Tyne. |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Environmental Agency - River Tyne Salmon Action Plan Review" (PDF). Environment Agency - APEM REF EA 410230. July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Length (excluding tributaries) (km) 321.4
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/611590/River-Tyne
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