River Don, Tyne and Wear
River in Tyne and Wear, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other rivers of the same or similar name, see Don River.
The River Don is a 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) long tributary of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, North East England.[1]
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River Don | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Springwell |
Mouth | |
• location | River Tyne at Jarrow |
• coordinates | 54.986114°N 1.472084°W / 54.986114; -1.472084 |
Length | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) |
Basin size | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) |
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It rises near Springwell and flows east for about 6 km, then turns north. It flows under the Jarrow Bridge and meets the river Tyne at Jarrow. For much of its length in the upper section, it is the boundary between Gateshead and Sunderland.