River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England.^[3] It is used for water sports in the summer. More than 43,500 people visit it every year. There is a famous bridge that crosses it called the Tyne Bridge. Another bridge that crosses it is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The bridges connect Gateshead to Newcastle upon Tyne.

River Tyne
River Tyne Gateshead Quayside
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Physical characteristics
Source	South Tyne
- location	Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
2nd source	North Tyne
- location	Deadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, England
Mouth	Tynemouth
- location	Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England
- coordinates	55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W
Length	118 km (73 miles)[1]
Basin size	2,933 km2 (1,132 square miles)[2]
Discharge
- location	Bywell[2]
- average	44.6 m3/s (1,580 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
- left	River Derwent