River Taw

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River Taw is a river in Devon, England, that flows through towns including Barnstaple before reaching the Bristol Channel.

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River Taw canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWith Tarka Line railway
Tarka Trail
country England
county Devon
crossedBy Barnstaple Long Bridge
surface form: A361 bridge at Barnstaple

Barnstaple Long Bridge
Tarka Trail bridges
drainageBasin Bristol Channel basin
estuaryLocation between Barnstaple and Instow
flowsDirection generally northward
north-northwest toward Bristol Channel
flowsInto Bristol Channel
flowsThrough Barnstaple
Bishop's Tawton
Chulmleigh area
Newport (Barnstaple)
surface form: Newport, Barnstaple

North Devon
Umberleigh
formsEstuaryWith River Torridge
surface form: River Torridge (near mouth)
hasFishSpecies brown trout
salmon
sea trout
hasNameEtymology likely of ancient Celtic origin
hasTributary Lapford Yeo
Little Dart River
River Bray
River Mole (Devon)
River Yeo (Barnstaple)
knownFor estuary at Barnstaple and Braunton
locatedIn Devon
southwest England
surface form: South West England
locatedOn Cornubian Batholith
surface form: Dartmoor granite upland (source area)
mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
mouthLocation Bristol Channel
near Braunton Burrows (at estuary)
partOf rivers of Devon
rivers of England
region North Devon
sourceLocatedIn Devon
sourceLocation Dartmoor National Park
surface form: Dartmoor
sourceRegion north of Dartmoor
usedFor angling
recreation

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Barnstaple, Devon, England locatedOnRiver River Taw
subject surface form: Barnstaple
Devon hasMajorRiver River Taw
Barnstaple locatedOnRiver River Taw
Tarka Line follows River Taw
Barnstaple Pannier Market near River Taw
North Devon hasRiver River Taw
Barnstaple Long Bridge crosses River Taw