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  1. Avon River (Ontario)

    , Ontario Stratford , part of the Avon River image size Country country Canada state Ontario state type Province region district Perth County, Ontario Perth district type County municipality Perth East, Ontario Perth East municipality1 Perth South, Ontario Perth South Family parent tributary left tributary right city landmark River locations source Field agriculture Field source location Perth East ... Ontario location map 2.svg map caption Location of the mouth of the Avon River in Ontario. map background map locator Ontario Website website commons Footnotes footnotes The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario Perth County , Ontario , Canada . The river was named after the River Avon, Warwickshire River Avon in England when the town of Stratford, Ontario Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, entering the Thames River Ontario North Thames River near St. Marys, Ontario St. Marys . It was originally known as the Little Thames River . Course The river begins in a field northeast of the community of Shakespeare, Ontario ... See also List of rivers of Ontario References reflist refbegin cite cgndb id FAEII title Avon River ..., Ontario WesternOntario geo stub de Avon River Ontario eo Avon River Ontario ...For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Geobox River Heading name Avon River native name other name category Names etymology after the River Avon, Warwickshire River Avon in England ... confluence long EW mouth North Thames River mouth location Perth South, Ontario Perth South mouth region ... accessdate 2010 06 22 ref in Stratford. The Avon River continues west through the community of Avonton ..., Ontario Avonbank . It then empties into the North Thames River, as a Tributary Terminology ... 06 22 cite web url http www.thamesriver.on.ca Watershed Projects avon river watershed.htm title Avon ... 06 22 cite web url http www.thamesriver.on.ca Watershed Projects avon river watershed.htm title Avon ...   more details



  1. River Avon

    River Avon British language Celtic Old Brythonic abona , river is the name of many rivers TOCright England River Avon Devon River Avon Warwickshire River Avon Hampshire River Avon Bristol Avon Water Hampshire Scotland River Avon Falkirk River Avon Strathspey Avon Water , tributary of the River Clyde Canada Avon River Ontario Avon River Nova Scotia New Zealand Avon River Canterbury Avon River Marlborough Australia Avon River Gloucester , New South Wales Avon River Wollongong , New South Wales Avon River Gippsland Avon River Western Australia Wales River Avon, occasional anglicisation of River Afan disambig br Avon cy Afon Avon et Avoni j gi fr Avon rivi re ko pt Rio Avon sh River Avon zh ...   more details



  1. River Avon, Wiltshire

    There are two rivers in Wiltshire , England , named Avon River Avon Bristol , which flows through the north of the county and into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, Bristol River Avon Hampshire , which flows through Salisbury and into the English Channel at Christchurch on the border of Dorset and Hampshire disambig ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Marlborough)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox River river name Avon River image name image size caption origin mouth Waihopai River basin countries New Zealand length km 20 elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Avon River flows northeast from its sources in rough country southwest of Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim to reach the Waihopai River 20 kilometres from the latter s outflow into the Wairau River of New Zealand . ref LINZ 24582 Avon River 2009 11 24 ref See also Avon River Canterbury , a river of the same name in Christchurch References reflist coord 41.633240 173.665896 region NZ MBH type river display title Category Rivers of the Marlborough Region MarlboroughNZ geo stub pt Rio Avon Marlborough ...   more details



  1. River Avon, Devon

    For other rivers named Avon River Avon disambiguation Unreferenced date December 2009 File Panorama view on Burgh Island, Devon, England.jpg thumb right The mouth of the River Avon, seen from Burgh Island The River Avon , also known as the River Aune , is a river in the county of Devon in the south of England. It source river rises in the southern half of Dartmoor National Park in an area of bog to the west of Ryder s Hill . Close to where the river leaves Dartmoor a dam was built in 1957 to form the Avon reservoir see Dartmoor reservoirs . After leaving the moor it passes through South Brent and then Avonwick and Aveton Gifford and flows into the sea at Bigbury on Sea. See also Rivers of the United Kingdom Rivers of Dartmoor Devon Coord 50.28045 N 3.87062 W type river region GB display title DEFAULTSORT Avon, Devon Category Rivers of Devon Devon geo stub es R o Avon Devon fr Avon Devon ...   more details



  1. River Avon (Falkirk)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox River river name River Avon image name RiverAvonAqueduct.jpg image size 300px caption Aqueduct over the River Avon, Falkirk origin South east of Cumbernauld , North Lanarkshire mouth Firth of Forth basin countries Scotland , United Kingdom length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The River Avon is a river in Falkirk council area Falkirk , Scotland . It originates near Cumbernauld , flows through Avonbridge , through the Avon Gorge, Falkirk Avon Gorge , through Muiravonside Country Park, Falkirk , past the west of Linlithgow and enters the Firth of Forth near Grangemouth . The Avon Aqueduct Scotland s longest aqueduct carries the Union Canal Scotland Union Canal above the river. Like other rivers of this name throughout Great Britain Britain , the name Avon simply means river , derived from Gaelic languages Gaelic abhainn , or more likely in this case Brythonic languages Brythonic i.e. Old Welsh language Welsh afon . See also Other rivers named River Avon disambiguation River Avon List of places in Falkirk council area External links http www.fishforth.co.uk fdsb Forth District Salmon Fishery Board http www.fishforth.co.uk rfft River Forth Fisheries Trust Coord 56.01014 N 3.67647 W type river region GB display title Category Rivers of Scotland Avon, Falkirk NorthLanarkshire geo stub Falkirk geo stub br Avon Falkirk ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Wollongong)

    distinguish Avon River Gloucester For other rivers named Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox River river name Avon River image name image size Optional defaults to 288 px caption origin Calderwood LGA Wollongong County Camden County, New South Wales Camden mouth confluence with the Cordeaux River basin countries Australia length 38 km elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Avon River , Wollongong, New South Wales Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia , has its source about 4 km W of Calderwood, New South Wales Calderwood and flows generally north into the Cordeaux River . ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id ujQlZx Geographical Names Board Retrieved 26 September 2008 ref This river is in the City of Wollongong Local Government Area and the Camden County, New South Wales . The Avon River is one of four rivers that belong to the Upper Nepean Scheme . The Avon Dam, which is the largest of the four upper Nepean dams in the scheme by capacity, was commenced in 1921 and completed in 1927 to serve the Sydney area. In 1963, it was diverted to meet the increasing needs of the Illawarra region and today supplies all of Wollongong. ref http www.visitnsw.com town Bargo Avon Dam info.aspx Avon Dam Retrieved on 6 October 2008 ref See also portal Australia List of rivers of Australia List of rivers in New South Wales A K Rivers of New South Wales Citations reflist References New South Wales Ordnance Survey maps. Various dates. External links http www.visitnsw.com town Bargo Avon Dam info.aspx Avon Dam Wollongong geo stub Coord 34 25 54 S 150 40 04 E type river region AU NSW display title Category Rivers of New South Wales Category Wollongong de Avon River Cordeaux River ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Canterbury)

    For other rivers named Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox river river name Avon River takaro image name AntiguaBoatShedsChristchurch gobeirne.jpg image size 250px caption Boat sheds on the Avon, Christchurch origin Avonhead mouth Pegasus Bay via the Avon Heathcote Estuary basin countries ... m3 s discharge watershed km2 watershed river system left tribs right tribs The Avon River IPAc en ... , which it shares with the Heathcote River , the Avon Heathcote Estuary . Geology Geologically ... City Libraries , New Zealand. ref near Sumner, New Zealand Sumner . Naming The Avon River was known ... names 4 Early name for Avon , http teara.govt.nz Te Ara , New Zealand. ref The river was given its current name by John Deans in 1848 after the River Avon Falkirk River Avon in Scotland . The Deans built their homestead adjacent to the Avon River where the suburb of Riccarton, New Zealand Riccarton now lies. The name was officially altered to Avon River takaro by the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement ... Avon River Punting , New Zealand. ref Earthquakes Much of the land along the Avon River downstream ... into a park that links the central city with the estuary. ref name Avon River reserve plan cite news title Support for Avon River reserve plan url http www.stuff.co.nz the press news christchurch earthquake 2011 5939401 Support for Avon River reserve plan accessdate 30 November 2011 newspaper The Press ... title Mayor backs Avon River Park Campaign accessdate 1 December 2011 newspaper The Press date 1 December 2011 page A7 ref See also Avon River Marlborough clearleft References Reflist 30em Image AvonRiver ChCh gobeirne.jpg centre thumb 800px Avon River in Victoria Square, Christchurch External links Commons category Avon River, Canterbury http www.ccc.govt.nz CentralCity Projects AvonRiverEnhancements AvonRiverMasterplan.pdf Avon River Masterplan , Christchurch City Council Coord 43.528 172.726 ... River Pazifischer Ozean fr Avon Nouvelle Z lande ko mk nn Avon ...   more details



  1. River Avon (Hampshire)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon coord 51.349 1.948 display title region GB HAM scale 50000 Geobox River Name section name River Avon native name other name other name1 Image image River Avon at Salisbury geograph.org.uk 31013.jpg image size 288 image caption The River Avon in Salisbury Etymology etymology Country etc. country England country1 state state1 region Wiltshire ... The River Avon is a river in the south of England. The river rises in the county of Wiltshire and flows ... through Christchurch Harbour in the county of Dorset . It is sometimes known as the Salisbury Avon or the Hampshire Avon in order to distinguish it from the various other River Avon disambiguation River ... pages ref The Avon is thought to contain more species of fish than any other river in Britain. ref ... The river s name is a List of tautological place names tautology Avon Ay von is derived from the Brythonic languages Proto Brythonic word meaning river , and therefore the river s name means River River . Course The Avon begins as two separate rivers. The western Avon source river rises to the east of Devizes , draining the Vale of Pewsey , and the eastern Avon rises just east of Pewsey . These two ... with the name Avon in Wiltshire, this led to the river being popularly known as the Hampshire Avon or the Salisbury Avon. The Avon Valley Path parallels the river from Salisbury to Christchurch. Image River Avon near Fordingbridge.jpg right thumb 250px A view of the River Avon in Hampshire near ... a long forgotten Act in their favour. The Act for making the River Avon navigable from Christchurch ... Reflist See also Other River Avon disambiguation Rivers Avon Rivers of the United Kingdom Commons category River Avon, Hampshire SSSIs Wilts biological SSSIs Hampshire biological Dorset Christchurch ... tributary left River Bourne, Wiltshire Bourne tributary left1 tributary left2 tributary left3 tributary left4 tributary right River Nadder Nadder tributary right1 River Ebble Ebble tributary right2 ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Gloucester)

    distinguish Avon River Wollongong For other rivers named Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox River river name Avon River image name Avon R.JPG image size Optional defaults to 250 px caption The Avon River at Stratford, New South Wales Stratford , New South Wales origin Barrington Tops National Park at coord 31 59 54 S 151 58 17 E display inline,title mouth confluence with the Manning River basin countries Australia length km length Reference for length km elevation m elevation Reference ... the Avon has collected a number of tributary streams, notably the Waukivory River , and by the time it has reached Gloucester it has become very large and wide, in a major river valley. There it merges with the Gloucester River , which has its source below Gloucester Tops 3,000  feet above the villages of Berrico and Faulkland. This river is in the Gloucester Shire and the Gloucester County ... Register Extract Avon River work Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW publisher Geographical ... environmental rivers nrhp catchments nsw mann504.html title Mann504 Avon River downstream of Stratford accessdate 2008 01 24 author Grant Hose and Eren Turak date work River Health in the New South ... Avon River Gloucester River ... s discharge Reference for discharge m3 s watershed km2 watershed Reference for watershed km2 The Avon River, New South Wales , Australia, rises in the northern foothills of the Barrington Tops , and benefits ... and rivers, periodic serious flooding occurs in the Avon Valley at Gloucester, sometimes cutting all transport links. The river eventually flows into the Manning River , a major waterway which flows into the Pacific Ocean through a minor river delta delta some miles east of Taree, New South Wales ..., Heritage and the Arts ref Along the river, downstream from Stratford, bank erosion and the invasion by exotic plant species have degraded the river. See also Portal Australia List of rivers of Australia ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Western Australia)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox river river name Avon River origin east of Pingelly, Western Australia Pingelly mouth confluence with the Swan River Western Australia Swan River near Perth, Western Australia Perth basin countries Australia length convert 280 ... and rivers flow into the Avon, some of the larger tributary tributaries include the Dale River Western Australia Dale River , Brockman River , Mortlock River and the Mackie River . ref cite web url ... Robins Pool, Long Pool, Cobblers Pool and Jimperding Pool. Valley The Avon River Valley is the third ... Other River Avon disambiguation Rivers Avon Coord 31 44 01 S 116 04 29 E type river region AU WA display ... Western Australia Category Rivers used for whitewater recreation de Avon River Western Australia ... averages 10m sup 3 sup sec but very erratic watershed 125,000 km File Avon River.png 400px right thumb Location of the Avon River The Avon River is a river in Western Australia . It is a tributary of the Swan River Western Australia Swan River totalling 280 kilometres in length, with a catchment area of 125,000 square kilometres. ref http slwa.wa.gov.au swan river community icon the swan avon river and its catchments ref Catchment area Yealering, Western Australia Lake Yealering in the Shire of Wickepin is the point of origin for the upper Avon river, and the catchment size above the confluence with the Salt River at Yenyenning Lake is 91 500 km2. ref http www.wheatbeltnrm.org.au about us our region avon region ref The basin covers much of Wheatbelt Western Australia West Australian wheatbelt ref Western Australia. 2008 Dept. of Water. Managing waterways in the Avon wheatbelt field guide Perth, W.A. Dept. of Water This is an Avon Catchment Council project delivered by the Department ... Wongan Hills, Western Australia Wongan Hills ever drained water into the river. Under present climatic ... lands. Catchment groups that oversee projects in the tributary parts of the river have had considerable ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Gippsland)

    For other rivers named Avon River Avon disambiguation File VM 0256 Stratford Avon River.jpg thumb On the Avon near Stratford The Avon River is located in Gippsland , Victoria, Australia Victoria , Australia . Along with the Latrobe River and Thomson River, Victoria Thomson River s, it flows into Lake Wellington, the western most of the Gippsland Lakes . The Avon River rises on the slopes of Mount Wellington Victoria Mount Wellington altitude 1634m in the eastern highlands and flows south to Lake Wellington. The major tributaries of the Avon River include Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek and the Perry River Victoria Perry River which joins just before Lake Wellington . The river was named by Angus McMillan in 1839. ref Citation first Les last Blake title Place names of Victoria place Adelaide publisher Rigby year 1977 pages 294 isbn 0727002503 , cited in Bird 2006 ref ref name bird cite web ... significance to the first inhabitants across East Gippsland. References commons category Avon River Gippsland, Victoria Reflist Refimprove date June 2007 Rivers of Victoria Coord 37 55 09 S 147 00 46 E type river region AU VIC display title Category Rivers of Victoria Australia Category Gippsland de Avon River Victoria ... pulp and paper mill and the power industry in the Latrobe Valley , and for irrigation. The Avon escapes any major impoundment or diversion. File VM 0260 Stratford Avon River Railway Bridge.jpg thumb The railway bridge over the Avon The upper reaches are contained in the rugged, heavily forested and largely inaccessible, Avon Wilderness Park . The river passes through forested hillsides, then cleared agricultural land. Around Stratford, Victoria Stratford the river has dug a wide channel up to 500 metres across, composed mainly of sand banks and pebble banks. The river then forms a boundary for the Macallister ... a large amount of irrigation drainage to the river. The river was important to the local Gunai ...   more details



  1. River Avon (Strathspey)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Refimprove date December 2009 The River Avon is a river in the Strathspey, Scotland Strathspey area of the Scotland Scottish Scottish Highlands Highlands , and a tributary of the River Spey . It drains the north eastern area of the Cairngorms Cairngorm Mountains and is largely contained within the Cairngorms National Park The source of the River Avon pronounced locally as IPA en n is not on Ben Avon but some 10 miles further west on the slopes of Ben Macdhui Scotland Ben MacDui , Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic Beinn MacDhuibh . From Ben MacDui, the headwaters flow down to Loch A an Loch Avon . The river then continues east down Glen Avon for another 10 miles before turning north towards the village of Tomintoul and Strath Avon . Tributaries Over the first few miles flowing east through the Deer forest Forest of Glenavon the Avon gathers to itself numerous small burns, the most notable of which are the Burn of Loin and the Builg Burn originating at Loch Builg. A mile to the southwest of Tomintoul, the Water of Ailnack enters from the confines of a precipitous gorge the higher reaches of this watercourse are known as the Water of Caiplich. Downstream of Tomintoul, the Conglass Water originating at the Lecht , enters ... is fed in turn by the Burn of Brown. The lowermost tributary of the Avon is the River Livet which enters from Glenlivet on the right bank at Drumin just as the Avon leaves the national park. ref ... In common with the various other examples of Avon, the river takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic abhainn meaning river or stream . The word, in common with the Welsh language ... waterways being called simply The River may be an indicator of ancient beliefs or superstitions ... in rivers or bogs . It is possible that particularly sacred rivers became commonly known simply as the river ... reflist Category Rivers of Scotland Avon, Strathspey Moray geo stub ...   more details



  1. River Avon (Warwickshire)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Infobox river river name River Avon image name Stratford on avon river 15a07.JPG image size 300px caption The River Avon by the Royal Shakespeare ... watershed The River Avon or Avon IPAc en icon eI v n is a river in or adjoining the county ... Avon disambiguation other English and Scottish river names , and as modern Welsh language Welsh Lang cy afon IPA cy av n river . The river is also known as the Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare s Avon. ref harvnb McKnight 1981 p 228 ref Course River Avon Warks map The source river or stream source ... on Avon , Bidford on Avon , Evesham, Worcestershire Evesham and Pershore , before it joins the River ... upstream of Stratford upon Avon, downstream to Tewkesbury and the River Severn, the river has been ... upon Avon. ref name nic harvnb Nicholson 2006 pp 28 30 ref The River Avon can be used by boats with a maximum ... upon Avon, Welford on Avon, Barton, Bidford on Avon, Evesham, and Tewkesbury. The river ... thumb none River Avon taken from the garden of the Fleet Inn, Twyning, Gloucestershire . Image River avon stratford 14a07.JPG none thumb River Avon in Stratford upon Avon on a sunny .... The Lower Avon Navigation between Evesham and the River Severn was leased by George Perrott in 1758 ... the Upper and Lower Avon companies, with coal from the Worcester and Birmingham coming up river ... One of the two lock gates between the River Avon and the Stratford on Avon canal Meanwhile, the Upper ... ceremony , accessed 2010 06 12 ref See also Portal UK Waterways Other rivers named River Avon disambiguation Avon River Severn Rivers of the United Kingdom Soft Flowing Avon Bibliography Refbegin cite ... Reflist External links Commons category River Avon, Warwickshire http www.shakespearesavon.co.uk Shakespeare s Avon, the website of LANT and UANT River Severn Rivers and Watercourse of Northamptonshire Transport in Worcestershire DEFAULTSORT Avon, Warwickshire Category River navigations in the United ...   more details



  1. Tred Avon River

    Geobox River Name section name Tred Avon River native name other name Third Haven River other name1 category River category hide yes Image image image size image caption Etymology etymology Corruption ... imperial 0 Tributaries tributary left Papermill Pond Tred Avon River Papermill Pond tributary left1 Jacks Creek Tred Avon River Jacks Creek tributary left2 Playtors Creek Tred Avon River Playtors Creek tributary left3 Peachblossom Creek Tred Avon River Peachblossom Creek tributary left4 Trippe Creek Tred Avon River Trippe Creek tributary left5 Goldsborough Creek Tred Avon River Goldsborough Creek tributary left6 Town Creek Tred Avon River Town Creek tributary right Dixon Creek Tred Avon River Dixon Creek tributary right1 Shipshead Creek Tred Avon River Shipshead Creek tributary right2 Maxmore Creek Tred Avon River Maxmore Creek tributary right3 Plaindealing Creek Tred Avon River Plaindealing Creek tributary right4 Fox Hole Creek Tred Avon River Fox Hole Creek Free fields free name free value Map section map map size map caption The Tred Avon River a corruption of Third Haven River is a main tributary of the Choptank River in Talbot County, Maryland Talbot County on Maryland s Eastern Shore of Maryland Eastern Shore . The river is convert 17 mi long. ref name NHD U.S. Geological ... id 587869 name Tred Avon River accessdate January 6, 2011 ref The mouth is marked by the Choptank River ... System lists ref name GNIS the following variant names for the Tred Avon River Third Haven Creek Third Haven River Threadhaven Creek Trad Avon River Tread Haven Creek Treavon Creek Tred Aven ... River and Herring Bay showing Tred Avon River http www.dnr.maryland.gov oysterproject Marylanders ... imperial 65 source length imperial Mouth mouth name Choptank River mouth location Benoni Point ... The National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 ref Geography The Tred Avon s headwaters are located approximately convert 2.5 mi km southeast of Easton, Maryland Easton , the county seat . The river flows ...   more details



  1. Avon River (Nova Scotia)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon NOTOC Infobox River river name Avon River image name caption Avon River, Nova Scotia origin mouth Minas Basin basin countries Canada length 64 km elevation mouth elevation sea level discharge watershed The Avon River is a small Canada Canadian river in central Nova Scotia . A northerly flowing river, the Avon River flows rises on South ..., Nova Scotia Hantsport . Rivers flowing into the Avon include the Herbert, Cogmagun, Kennetcook River Kennetcook and St. Croix River Nova Scotia St. Croix . Causeway and controversy In 1970 the Avon River was completely obstructed by a rock and earth fill causeway immediately downstream from Windsor at its junction with the St. Croix River Nova Scotia St. Croix River as part of the development of a controlled access expressway called Nova Scotia Highway 101 Highway 101 . The Avon River Causeway ... which used to run through Windsor s downtown, crossing the river on a bridge parallel to the road bridge immediately upriver from the town. The causeway controls the Avon River s discharge and the incoming ... of the Avon River upriver of the causeway along the Windsor waterfront is now a man made freshwater, Lake Pesaquid. The construction of the causeway has dramatically affected the Avon River downstream ... about maintaining the Avon River causeway. An environmental lobby group, Friends of the Avon River FAR ... Assessment Study CEIA of the complete Avon River Watershed in order to protect the Endangered Atlantic Salmon, the COSWIC listed American Eel and their critical habitats . The Avon River Causeway has ... Fisheries Act , is expected to have ramnifications for the Avon River causeway. See also Rivers ... meander length is convert 64 km mi abbr on . ref http reference.allrefer.com gazetteer A A08881 avon river.html North American Gazeteer ref Near the rural community of Martock, Nova Scotia Martock , the river enters a broad glacial river valley forming a ria ref http museum.gov.ns.ca mnh nature nhns2 ...   more details



  1. Hampton Ferry (River Avon)

    See also Hampton Ferry River Thames Hampton Loade Ferry River Severn Image Hampton Ferry.jpg thumb right Hampton Ferry The Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian chain ferry linking Evesham and the district of Hampton, Worcestershire Hampton across the River Avon, Warwickshire River Avon in the England English county of Worcestershire . The route dates back to the 13th century, when it was established by monk s. ref name disceve cite news title Hampton Ferry work Discovering Evesham date Winter 2006 publisher Evesham Journal ref The ferry is manually operated by pulling on a cable that is suspended across the river. When the ferry is docked at either bank the cable is allowed to sink to the river bottom, so as not to interfere with navigation. References references External links http www.hamptonferry.co.uk Official web site of the Hampton Ferry http www.farsondigitalwatercams.com live webcams central Avon Central Evesham Live web cam of the Hampton Ferry BR Transport in Worcestershire coord 52.091220 1.957970 type landmark region GB display title Category Ferries of England Category Transport in Worcestershire Ferry stub http www.hamptonferry.co.uk ...   more details



  1. River Avon (Bristol)

    For other rivers called Avon River Avon disambiguation River Avon Use British English date January 2011 Use dmy dates date January 2011 Geobox River Name section name River Avon native name Lower Avon other name Bristol Avon other name1 Image image Bristol, Avon Gorge from Clifton Down.jpg alt River ... Avon tributary right River Trym br River Frome, Bristol br Siston Brook br River Boyd br Lam Brook ... map map size map caption The River Avon IPAc en icon e v n is an List of rivers of England English river in the south west of the country. To distinguish it from a number of other River Avon disambiguation Rivers Avon in Britain , this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon . The name Avon is a cognate of the Welsh language Welsh word afon , river . The Avon source river ... Estuary at Avonmouth near Bristol the river is navigable and known as the Avon Navigation . The Avon is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom 19th longest river in the UK at convert 75 ... . River Avon disambiguation River Avon , therefore, literally means River River several other English ... accessdate 17 July 2009 quote Avon is a common element in the Celtic languages denoting a river ..., Somerset Bath , was named after the river. Course The Avon source river rises east of the town of Chipping ... the river is sometimes referred to as the River Avon Sherston Branch to distinguish it from the Tetbury ... as the Avon Vale, and the river flows on via Lacock to Melksham , then turns north west through Bradford on Avon , where the centre of the town grew up around the ford crossing ford across the river Avon ... pumped water from the River Avon into the canal, using power from the flow of the river. The pumping ... Duke of Cleveland , it spans the River Avon at Bathwick , and enabled further development of Georgian ... the River Boyd , a tributary which flows into the Avon near Bitton . Keynsham Lock opened in 1727 ... lock Netham Lock is the point at Netham in Bristol at which boats from the River Avon, gain access ...   more details



  1. Little Avon River

    Refimprove date December 2009 Geobox River Name section name Little Avon River native name other name other name1 Image image image size image caption Etymology etymology Country etc. country United Kingdom country1 state England state1 state type Parts region South West England South West region1 region2 district Gloucestershire district1 South Gloucestershire district2 district3 district type Administrative areas city city1 city2 city3 landmark landmark1 landmark2 landmark3 Geography length watershed discharge1 location discharge1 discharge max discharge min discharge location discharge discharge note discharge max discharge max note discharge2 discharge2 location discharge note Source source name source location Horton, Gloucestershire source district source region source state source country England source lat d 51.558373 source lat m source lat s source lat NS N source long d 2.353447 source long m source long s source long EW W source elevation source length Mouth mouth name Berkeley Pill mouth location Severn Estuary mouth district mouth region mouth state mouth country United Kingdom mouth lat d 51.69952 mouth lat m mouth lat s mouth lat NS N mouth long d 2.488404 mouth long m mouth long s mouth long EW W mouth elevation Tributaries tributary left tributary left1 tributary left2 tributary left3 tributary left4 tributary right tributary right1 tributary right1 Free fields free name free value Map section map map size map caption The Little Avon River is a small river partly ... , Stone, Gloucestershire Stone and Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley , and enters the River Severn ... is a 280.1 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on both sides of the river ... county of Avon county Avon . ref http www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk Special sssi unitlist.cfm ... Natural England SSSI information River Severn Use dmy dates date February 2011 Category Tributaries of the River Severn Category Rivers of Gloucestershire Category South Gloucestershire ...   more details



  1. Avon

    wiktionary Avon avon Avon may refer to tocright Places Rivers River Avon disambiguation or Avon River, various rivers Avon Water , a river in Scotland Afon , the Welsh word for river, often anglicised to avon Australia Avon, South Australia Avon, Victoria Canada Avon, New Brunswick , in the province of New Brunswick Avon, Ontario , in the province of Ontario Black Avon, Nova Scotia , in the province of Nova Scotia New Avon, New Brunswick , in the province of New Brunswick Avon Valley,Nova Scotia , in the province of Nova Scotia France Avon, Seine et Marne , a commune in the d partement of Seine et Marne, part of Communaut de communes de Fontainebleau Avon Avon, Deux S vres , a commune in the d partement of Deux S vres Avon la P ze , a commune in the d partement of Aube Avon les Roches , a commune in the d partement of Indre et Loire United Kingdom Avon county , a former county of England Avon, Hampshire , village United States Avon, Alabama Avon, California disambiguation Avon, Butte County, California Avon, Contra Costa County, California Avon, Colorado Avon, Connecticut Avon, Illinois Avon, Indiana Avon, Iowa Avon, Maine Avon, Massachusetts Avon, Minnesota , a city Avon, Mississippi Avon, Montana , a town Avon town , New York Avon village , New York , within the town Avon, North Carolina Avon, Ohio , a city Avon, Pennsylvania , a town Avon, South Dakota , a city Avon, Utah , a town Avon, Wisconsin , a town Avon, Lafayette County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Avon by the Sea, New Jersey , a borough Avon Lake, Ohio , a city Avon Park, Florida , a city Avon Township disambiguation Businesses and brands Avon publishers , an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins Avon Buses , a bus operating company in Wirral, England Avon Inflatables , a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment Avon Products , a manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products Avon Rubber , a manufacturer ...   more details



  1. Town Creek (Tred Avon River)

    Town Creek is a tributary of the Tred Avon River in Talbot County, Maryland Talbot County on Maryland s Eastern Shore of Maryland Eastern Shore . Geography The headwaters are located in Oxford, Maryland Oxford and the creek flows north convert 1.2 mi km to the Tred Avon River, which drains to the Choptank River and the Chesapeake Bay . The drainage basin watershed area of the creek is convert 597 acre km2 . ref Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD. http www.mde.state.md.us assets document Town 20Creek 20Main 20Document final.pdf Total Maximum Daily Loads of Biochemical Oxygen Demand BOD , Nitrogen and Phosphorus for Town Creek. 2002 12 26. p. 1. ref See also List of Maryland rivers Town Creek Patuxent River Town Creek Potomac River References reflist refbegin GNIS 587846 refend coord 38.6937292 76.1668885 display title Maryland waters Category Chesapeake Bay Watershed Category Rivers of Maryland Category Geography of Talbot County, Maryland ...   more details



  1. Thames River (Ontario)

    with the Avon River near Stratford, Ontario Etymology etymology after the River Thames in England Country etc. country Canada state type Province state Ontario district city London, Ontario London ... include the Avon River Ontario Avon River , Dingman Creek, Jeanettes Creek, McGregor Creek, Medway Creek Ontario Medway Creek , Pottersburg Creek, Stoney Creek, and Waubuno Creek. History The river ... a Canadian Heritage Rivers System Canadian Heritage River . See also List of Ontario rivers References Reflist External links Commons category Thames River Ontario http www.thamesriver.on.ca Upper ... River Ontario ...Geobox River Name name Thames River other name category River category hide 1 Image image ThamesRiverNorthBranch.jpg ... coordinates note ref name cgndb cite cgndb id FCVOV name Thames River ref mouth elevation 173 mouth ... wsc Station 02GE003 Thames River at Thamesville , http www.wsc.ec.gc.ca applications H2O graph eng.cfm ... Survey of Canada . ref discharge max 1090 discharge min 8.25 Map section map Canada Ontario location map.svg map caption Location of the mouth of the Thames River in Ontario. map background map locator Ontario Websites commons The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario , Canada . The Thames flows west convert 273 km mi ref name chrs cite web title Thames River Fact Sheet publisher Canadian ... ref through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock , London, Ontario London and Chatham, Ontario Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake Saint Clair North America Lake ... language Eshkani ziibi , the antlered river by the Odawa people Odawa and Ojibwa inhabitants, who together with the Neutrals , have lived in the area since before Europeans arrived, the river was named after the River Thames in England by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793 . Much of the Thames ... separate dam s are used to control the seasonal flooding this river could cause Wildwood Dam , Pittock ...   more details



  1. Clyde River (Ontario)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Clyde River is a river in eastern Ontario , a tributary of the Mississippi River Ontario Mississippi River which is itself a tributary of the Ottawa River . The Clyde flows south from its source in Clyde Lake in North Frontenac, Ontario North Frontenac Township through the village of Lanark, Ontario Lanark and enters the Mississippi River north of Perth, Ontario Perth . It was named after the River Clyde in Scotland . See also List of rivers of Ontario coord missing Ontario Category Rivers of Ontario EasternOntario geo stub ...   more details



  1. Nine Mile River (Ontario)

    The Nine Mile River is a river in the Maitland River Maitland Valley of southern Ontario , Canada , which flows through the village of Lucknow, Ontario Lucknow and empties into Lake Huron at Port Albert, Ontario Port Albert . See also List of rivers of Ontario External links http www.mvca.on.ca Maitland Valley Conservation Authority coord missing Ontario Category Rivers of Ontario Category Tributaries of Lake Huron WesternOntario geo stub ...   more details



  1. Steel River (Ontario)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Steel River is a river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario Thunder Bay District in northern Ontario . It empties into the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay, Ontario Terrace Bay . There is a provincial waterway park along the river. It is a popular location for canoe ing and fishing . See also List of rivers of Ontario coord missing Ontario Category Rivers of Ontario NorthernOntario geo stub ...   more details




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