River Ribble
River in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For another river in Yorkshire, see River Ribble, West Yorkshire.
The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It starts close to the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire, and is one of the few that start in the Yorkshire Dales and flow westwards towards the Irish Sea (the Dee in Dentdale and the Twiss in Kingsdale being notable others).
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River Ribble | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, Selside, Ribblehead |
• elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Irish Sea at Lytham |
Length | 75 mi (121 km) |
Basin features | |
Conservation | Ribble Rivers Trust |
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