River Ure

River Ure
Location of the Ure within North Yorkshire
Location
CountryEngland
StateNorth Yorkshire
Physical characteristics
SourceUre Head
 • coordinates54°21′59.967″N 2°18′0.033″W / 54.36665750°N 2.30000917°W / 54.36665750; -2.30000917
 • elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
MouthRiver Ouse
 • location
Cuddy Shaw Reach (near Linton-on-Ouse), North Yorkshire, England
 • coordinates
54°2′4″N 1°16′30″W / 54.03444°N 1.27500°W / 54.03444; -1.27500
 • elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Length119 km (74 mi)

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. The old name for the valley was Yoredale after the river that runs through it.

The Ure is one of many rivers and waterways that drain the Dales into the River Ouse. Tributaries of the Ure include the River Swale and the River Skell.