Cheddar Yeo River (underground sections)
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The Cheddar Yeo River (underground sections) is a subterranean watercourse flowing beneath Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, England, feeding the gorge’s caves and emerging as a key source of local spring water.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
karst watercourse
ⓘ
subterranean river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cheddar Gorge caves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheddar village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Cheddar Gorge hydrogeology
ⓘ
local drinking water resources ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Cheddar Gorge catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergencePoint | springs at the base of Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| emergesAs | spring water in Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| environmentType | subterranean freshwater ecosystem ⓘ |
| erosionalRole | cave enlargement in Cheddar Gorge limestone ⓘ |
| feeds |
Cox’s Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gough’s Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ cave system of Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| flowsBeneath | Cheddar Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | cavern passages beneath Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | surface course of the Cheddar Yeo ⓘ |
| forms |
subterranean pools
ⓘ
underground channels ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
karst terrain
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Cheddar Yeo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalConnection |
Cheddar Gorge springs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surface Cheddar Yeo River ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | primary feeder of Cheddar Gorge springs ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Cheddar Yeo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | flow beneath show caves of Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheddar Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheddar civil parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cheddar Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Cheddar Gorge cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cheddar Gorge cave network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheddar Yeo River NERFINISHED ⓘ hydrological system of the Mendip Hills ⓘ |
| region | Mendip Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor | local spring water supply ⓘ |
| supports | cave-adapted aquatic fauna ⓘ |
| watercourseType | subterranean stream ⓘ |
| waterSource | infiltrated rainfall on Mendip Hills ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.