River Tyne

River Tyne
River Tyne Gateshead Quayside
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Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Tyne
 • locationAlston Moor, Cumbria, England
2nd sourceNorth Tyne
 • locationDeadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, England
MouthTynemouth
 • location
Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England
 • coordinates
55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W / 55.01028°N 1.41889°W / 55.01028; -1.41889
Length118 km (73 miles)[1]
Basin size2,933 km2 (1,132 square miles)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationBywell[2]
 • average44.6 m3/s (1,580 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRiver Derwent
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The Gateshead Millennium Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists and the Tyne Bridge for vehicles in the background in Newcastle upon Tyne
Confluence of North (right) and South Tyne (left) near Warden

The River Tyne /ˈtn/ is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km).[1] It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.

The Tyne Rivers Trust measure the whole Tyne catchment as 2,936 km2 (1,134 square miles), containing 4,399 km (2,733 miles) of waterways.[3]

  1. ^ a b Owen, Susan; et al. (2005). Rivers and the British Landscape. Carnegie. ISBN 978-1-85936-120-7.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Rtyne2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The River: Fascinating Facts about the River Tyne". Tyne Rivers Trust. Retrieved 19 August 2021.