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River Swale

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The River Swale is a small river and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 1 mile and 5½ furlongs from Swale Nab (where it joins the River Ure and the River Ouse : Yorkshire (non-tidal section)) to Myton Lane Farm (beyond which it is no longer navigable).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Swale Nab Junction of Rivers Ure, Swale and Ouse (Yorkshire)
Myton Bridge (Myton-on-Swale) Bridge built in 1868 and restored in 2002.	6½ furlongs	0 locks
Myton Lane Farm	1 mile and 5½ furlongs	0 locks

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The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley through which it flows.

The river and its valley are home to many types of flora and fauna typical to the Yorkshire Dales. Like similar rivers in the region, the river carves through several types of rock and has features typical of both river and glacial erosion. The River Swale has been a contributory factor in the settlements that have been recorded throughout its history. It has provided water to aid in the raising of crops and livestock, but also in the various mining activities that have occurred since Roman times and before.

The river is said to be the fastest flowing in England and its levels have been known to rise 10 feet (3 m) in 20 minutes. Annual rainfall figures average 1800 mm p.a. in the headwaters and 1300 mm p.a. in the lower waters over a drop of 148 m in 32 km.

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[River Ouse, Yorkshire] specifically in his account of the River Swale - suggests that the River Ouse starts at the confluence of the Swale and the Ure. His narrative states that [River Ure] Ouse. Tributaries of the Ure include the River Swale and the River Skell. The earliest recorded name of the river is Earp in about 1025, probably an error [The Swale] name "Swale" is Old English in origin, and is believed to mean "swirling, rushing river", or "rushing water". The Swale was originally part of a river. Prior [Swale] cross-stratification River Swale, in North Yorkshire, England The Swale, a channel separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, England Borough of Swale, a local [Richmond Falls] Richmond Falls are a series of waterfalls along the River Swale, they are situated at grid reference NZ173006 near to the town centre of Richmond, North [Swaledale] Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire. Swaledale runs broadly [Myton-on-Swale] England. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Boroughbridge and on the River Swale. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Mitune in the Bulford [HMS Swale] HMS Swale, after the River Swale of York: HMS Swale (1905), a Palmer type River-class destroyer in service from 1905 to 1919 HMS Swale (K217), a River-class [Swales (surname)] Swales is an English surname. It either derives from the River Swale or Swallow Hill. Notable people with the surname include: Alonzo Swales (1870–1952)

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