List of rivers in Cornwall
The county of Cornwall, located in southwest England in the United Kingdom, contains numerous small rivers and streams. The border between Cornwall and the neighbouring county of Devon is mostly the River Tamar.
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Name | Length | Source | Mouth | Photo |
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River Allen | St Allen | River Truro | ||
River Allen | Camelford | River Camel | ||
River Camel | 74 km (46 mi) | Bodmin Moor (50°39′33″N 4°38′29″W) | Padstow Bay | |
River Caerhays | 13 km (8.1 mi)[1] | English Channel (50°14′12″N 4°50′29″W) | ||
Carnon River | Chacewater (50°15′45″N 5°9′30″W) | English Channel | ||
River Cober | Nine Maidens Downs | The Loe | ||
De Lank River | 9 mi (14 km) | Bodmin Moor | River Camel | |
River Fal | 29 km (18 mi) | Goss Moor | English Channel | |
River Fowey | 40 km (25 mi) | Bodmin Moor | English Channel | |
River Gannel | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Carland Cross (50°20′57″N 5°1′32″W) | Atlantic Ocean | |
Gover Stream | 3 km (1.9 mi) | St Austell River | ||
Hamoaze | Plymouth Sound | |||
River Hayle | 12 mi (19 km) | Crowan (50°9′25″N 5°16′59″W) | Atlantic Ocean | |
Helford River | 50 km (31 mi)[2] | English Channel (50°5′48″N 5°6′7″W) | ||
River Inny | 20 mi (32 km) | Davidstow | River Tamar | |
River Kensey | Treneglos | River Tamar | ||
Lerryn River | Bodmin Moor | River Fowey (50°22′19″N 4°38′12″W) | ||
River Looe | 40.1 km (24.9 mi)[3][4] | English Channel | ||
River Lynher | 34 km (21 mi)[5] | Bodmin Moor | Hamoaze | |
Marsland Water | Atlantic Ocean | |||
River Menalhyl | 12 mi (19 km) | Nine Maidens stone row (50°28′15″N 4°54′36″W) | Atlantic Ocean (50°28′0″N 5°2′0″W) | |
Mylor Creek | ||||
River Ottery | 33 km (21 mi) | Otterham | River Tamar | |
Par River | St Austell Bay | |||
Penpol Creek | River Fowey (50°21′32″N 4°38′7″W) | |||
Penpont Water | River Inny | |||
Percuil River | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Treworlas (50°12′28″N 4°57′23″W) | Falmouth Bay (50°9′7″N 5°1′16″W) | |
River Pol | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | Pelynt | Atlantic Ocean | |
Pont Pill | River Fowey | |||
Port Navas Creek | 1 km (0.62 mi) | Helford River | ||
Red River | Towednack | English Channel | ||
Red River | 8 mi (13 km) | Bolenowe | Atlantic Ocean | |
Restronguet Creek | 2 mi (3.2 km) | River Fal | ||
St Austell River | 20.8 km (12.9 mi) | English Channel | ||
River Seaton | 11 mi (18 km) | Caradon Hill | English Channel | |
River Strat | 12.7 mi (20.4 km) | Kilkhampton | Atlantic Ocean (50°49′50″N 4°33′16″W) | |
River Tamar | 98 km (61 mi) | Hamoaze | ||
River Tiddy | Pensilva (50°30′4″N 4°25′24″W) | River Lynher (50°23′17″N 4°17′38″W) | ||
Trevillet River | Atlantic Ocean (50°40′27″N 4°43′48″W) | |||
River Truro | River Fal | |||
River Valency | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) | Otterham (50°40′12″N 4°37′4″W) | Atlantic Ocean (50°41′32″N 4°41′57″W) | |
River Warleggan | River Fowey |
Notes
- ^ http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/caerhays.htm
- ^ https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/helford/helford_river.htm
- ^ https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048001440
- ^ https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048002000
- ^ http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/lynher.htm
References
- "Rivers and Streams | Cornwall Wildlife Trust". cornwallwildlife.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "10 Cornish Rivers - B04". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Map of Cornwall showing rivers - B04k". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "South West England | Rivers". The UK Rivers Guidebook. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Rivers and Lakes". Cornish Place Names. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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Cornwall Portal
(cities in italics)
- Bodmin
- Bude
- Callington
- Camborne
- Camelford
- Falmouth
- Fowey
- Hayle
- Helston
- Hugh Town
- Launceston
- Liskeard
- Looe
- Lostwithiel
- Marazion
- Newlyn
- Newquay
- Padstow
- Penryn
- Penzance
- Porthleven
- Redruth
- St Austell
- St Blazey
- St Columb Major
- St Ives
- St Just in Penwith
- Saltash
- Stratton
- Torpoint
- Truro
- Wadebridge
See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall