| River Deerness | |
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 Deerness near Esh Winning | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Durham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tow Law |
| • elevation | 950 feet (290 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Browney near Langley Moor |
• coordinates | 54°45′46″N 1°36′19″W / 54.7628°N 1.6053°W |
• elevation | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Length | 11.6 mi (18.7 km) |
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The River Deerness in County Durham, England is a tributary to the River Browney, which is itself a tributary the River Wear.[1] It rises near Tow Law and descends through the Deerness Valley for a distance of 11.6 miles (18.7 km), passing the villages of Waterhouses, Ushaw Moor and Esh Winning.[2] Its confluence with the River Browney is near Langley Moor.[1]
Its tributaries include Stanley Beck, Crow Gill, Cuddy Burn, Hedleyhope Burn, Rowley Burn, Holburn Beck and Red Burn. and its overall catchment area is 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi).[1]
Its name is pre-Celtic and means 'rushing or roaring river'. It may be the oldest place-name in County Durham.[2]
A recent restoration project has improved the water quality and reduced barriers to fish migration along the Deerness.[3][4]
- ^ a b c "River Deerness". Co-Curate. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Deerness Valley and Ushaw". England's North East. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Hudson 2012.
- ^ "Case study:The River Deerness Project". 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.