River Wharfe
| River Wharfe | ||
 Linton Falls near Grassington |
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| location | Yorkshire , England | |
| River system | Humber | |
| Drain over | Ouse → Humber → North Sea | |
| origin | The confluence of the Oughtershaw Beck and Green Field Beck at Beckermonds, Langstrothdale Chase in the Yorkshire Dales 54 ° 13 ′ 2 ″ N , 2 ° 11 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Cawood in the Ouse coordinates: 53 ° 50 '38 " N , 1 ° 7' 47" W 53 ° 50 '38 " N , 1 ° 7' 47" W.
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| length | 97 km | |
The River Wharfe is a river in the British county of Yorkshire . The name comes from the Celtic and means "twisted". His river goddess is said to have been Verbeia, who was worshiped by the Lingons .
Run
The valley of the river is called Wharfedale . For much of its course, the Wharfe forms the border between West and North Yorkshire counties .
Its source is at Langstrothdale Chase in Yorkshire Dales National Park . From there it flows through Kettlewell , Grassington , Bolton Abbey , Addingham , Ilkley , Otley , Wetherby , Tadcaster and flows into the Ouse after 97 kilometers at Cawood .
After heavy rainfall, the Wharfe broke through the bank reinforcements in November 2015 in several places in the area of the Ilkley, Otley and Pool-in-Wharfedale, which led to extensive flooding.
Localities
The following towns are located along the River Wharfe:
- Buckden
- Starbotton
- Kettlewell
- Conistone
- Grassington
- Burnsall
- Appletreewick
- Bolton Abbey
- Beamsley
- Addingham
- Nesfield
- Ilkley
- Burley in Wharfedale
- Otley
- Pool-in-Wharfedale
- Castley
- Netherby
- Chapel Hill
- Collingham
- Linton
- Wetherby
- Boston Spa
- Thorp Arch
- Newton Kyme
- Tadcaster
- Kirkby Wharfe
- Ulleskelf
- Ryther
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Tran: Flood warnings remain in northern England and Wales , in: The Guardian, November 16, 2015, accessed November 16, 2015
Web links
- Stepping Stones in Kettlewell (picture). (Original title: SD9771: Stepping stones across the River Wharfe).