River Ax (Lyme Bay)

River Ax
Ax near Axminster
Data
location	south west England
River system	River Ax
River basin district	South west
origin	Confluence of source streams north of Beaminster 50 ° 50 ′ 22 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 2 ″  W
muzzle	at Seaton in Seaton Bay ( Lyme Bay , English Channel ) Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 9 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 16 ″  W 50 ° 42 ′ 9 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 16 ″  W
Navigable	No

The Ax is a river in the counties of Devon , Dorset and Somerset in southwest England . It rises northwest of the small town of Axminster in Beaminster in the county of Dorset, flows first west and then south and flows into the English Channel at Axmouth near Seaton . The narrow watercourse is not navigable, boats can only operate in the estuary. There are trout in the river and the occasional salmon.

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