| River Horner / Horner Water | |
|---|---|
 River Horner at Bossington | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Somerset |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Luccombe, Somerset, England |
| • coordinates | 51°11′08″N 3°34′45″W / 51.18556°N 3.57917°W |
| Mouth | Porlock Bay, Bristol Channel |
• location | near Hurlestone Point, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°13′31″N 3°35′10″W / 51.22528°N 3.58611°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Luccombe |
| • average | 0.46 m3/s (16 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.02 m3/s (0.71 cu ft/s)23 August 1976 |
| • maximum | 11.3 m3/s (400 cu ft/s)18 December 1993 |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | River Aller |
The River Horner, also known as Horner Water, rises near Luccombe on Exmoor, Somerset, and flows past Porlock into Porlock Bay near Hurlstone Point on the Bristol Channel.[1][2] The river flows into the sea though a shingle ridge at Bossington beach, where it forms part of the Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3] When the river level is very high, flood water builds up behind the ridge, causing it to breach.[4]
- ^ "Horner Water". Somerset Rivers. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "River Horner". Exmoor Waters. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Landscape Character Assessment of Exmoor" (pdf). Exmoor National Park Authority. p. 120. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Volume of water proves too much for pebble ridge". West Somerset Free Press. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.