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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Kendal’s historic wool and textile industry
basinCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
A6 road NERFINISHED
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

Referenced by (2)

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