The River Bain is a river in North Yorkshire, England. As a tributary of the River Ure, it is one of the shortest, named rivers in England.[1] The river is home to the small scale hydroelectricity project River Bain Hydro located at Bainbridge.[2]
River Bain | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Semerwater |
• coordinates | 54°17′3″N 2°7′22″W / 54.28417°N 2.12278°W |
• elevation | 252 metres (827 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | River Ure (at Bainbridge) |
• coordinates | 54°18′45″N 2°6′3″W / 54.31250°N 2.10083°W |
Length | 3.95 kilometres (2.45 mi) |
Course
editThe river leaves the second-largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, Semerwater, in a north-east direction past the hamlet of Countersett.[3] After a couple of gentle meanders it runs through woodland before slowly turning northwards. It passes under the A684 road in Bainbridge and joins the River Ure to the east of Yore Bridge opposite the mouth of Grange Beck.
Images
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River Bain leaving Semerwater
Sources
editWikimedia Commons has media related to River Bain, North Yorkshire.
References
edit- ^ Winn, Christopher (2010). I never knew that about Yorkshire. London: Ebury. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-09-193313-5.
- ^ "Official switch on for river Bain hydro". Resonance Limited. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Semerwater". Retrieved 27 February 2011.