River Kent

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The River Kent is a river in Cumbria, England, that flows through the town of Kendal before emptying into the estuarine waters of Morecambe Bay.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
River Kent canonical 31
River Kent catchment 1
River Kent channel 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Kendal’s historic wool and textile industry
basinCountry United Kingdom
catchmentArea Lake District fells around Kentmere
country England
drainageBasin Morecambe Bay
estuaryLocatedNear Arnside
Grange-over-Sands
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Kent Estuary
flowsThrough Burneside
Kendal
Levens
Sedgwick
Staveley
flowsUnder A591 road
A6 road
hasBridge Miller Bridge, Kendal
Nether Bridge, Kendal
Stramongate Bridge, Kendal
hasFeature tidal reaches near its mouth
weirs in Kendal
hasFloodRisk Kendal
hasNameOrigin derived from ancient Brittonic or Celtic root related to ‘border’ or ‘edge’
hasSourceLocation Kentmere
Lake District
knownFor fast-flowing sections
salmon and trout fishing
length approximately 20 miles
approximately 32 km
locatedIn Cumbria
North West England
mouth Morecambe Bay
mouthLocation Irish Sea
near Kendal Castle
Kentmere Reservoir
partOf Morecambe Bay catchment
passesThrough Kendal
surface form: Kendal town centre
region South Lakeland district
surface form: South Lakeland
sourceRegion Kentmere
surface form: Kentmere Valley
tributary River Gilpin
River Gowan
River Mint
River Sprint
usedFor angling
canoeing
recreation
watercourseType primarily upland river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Morecambe Bay receivesInflowFrom River Kent
Kendal locatedOnRiver River Kent
Kendal hasRiver River Kent
Cumbrian Mountains drainedBy River Kent
Kentmere drainageBasinOf River Kent
Kentmere traversedBy River Kent
Staveley hasRiver River Kent
Burneside hasGeographicalFeature River Kent
Burneside locatedIn River Kent
this entity surface form: River Kent valley
Sedgwick traversedBy River Kent
Levens near River Kent
River Sprint flowsInto River Kent
River Mint mouthOf River Kent
River Mint tributaryOf River Kent
Miller Bridge, Kendal crosses River Kent
Miller Bridge, Kendal spans River Kent
Kendal Castle overlooks River Kent
Nether Bridge, Kendal crosses River Kent
Nether Bridge, Kendal crossesFeature River Kent
this entity surface form: River Kent channel
Kentmere Reservoir watercourse River Kent
Kentmere Reservoir hasOutflow River Kent
Kent Estuary mouthOf River Kent
Kent Estuary watercourse River Kent
Arnside Viaduct crosses River Kent
River Gowan flowsInto River Kent
River Gowan partOf River Kent
this entity surface form: River Kent catchment