List of rivers of the United Kingdom
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See:
- List of rivers of England and Wales
- List of rivers of Scotland
- List of rivers of Ireland for rivers in Northern Ireland
[edit] Longest rivers in the United Kingdom
River | Length (miles) | (km) | |
1 | River Severn | 220 | 354 |
2 | River Thames | 215 | 346 |
3 | River Trent | 185 | 297 |
4 | River Great Ouse | 143 | 230 |
5 | River Wye | 135 | 215 |
6 | River Tay | 117 | 188 |
7 | River Spey | 107 | 172 |
8 | River Clyde | 106 | 172 |
9 | River Tweed | 96 | 155 |
10 | River Nene | 91 | 148 |
11 | River Eden, Cumbria | 90 | 145 |
12 | River Dee, Aberdeenshire | 85 | 137 |
13 | River Avon, Warwickshire | 84 | 136 |
14 | River Don, Aberdeenshire | 80 | 129 |
15 | River Bann | 76 | 122 |
16 | River Ribble | 75 | 120 |
17 | River Tyne | 73 | 118 |
18 | River Tees | 70 | 113 |
19 | River Dee, Wales | 70 | 112 |
20 | River Mersey | 69 | 110 |
Note: The River Swale and the Yorkshire Ouse combined are about 114 miles (183 km) long, and could therefore be included in 7th place after the Tay.
[edit] See also
- Terminology
- UK topics
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