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River Lyd
Rivers & Waterways

River Lyd

Lydford

The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West

River Taw
Rivers & Waterways

River Taw

Dartmoor Forest

The River Taw in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Barnstaple Bay in the Bristol Channel, having

River Avon
Rivers & Waterways

River Avon

Dartmoor Forest

The River Avon, also known as the River Aune, is a river in the county of Devon in the southwest of England. It 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

River Bovey
Rivers & Waterways

River Bovey

North Bovey

The River Bovey rises on the eastern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England, and is the largest tributary to the River Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road between

North Teign River
Rivers & Waterways

North Teign River

Gidleigh

A headwater of the River Teign, rising at Teign Head on the high northern moor and running down past Scorhill towards Chagford. On its bank sits the Tolmen Stone, a boulder the water has bored clean through.

River Meavy
Rivers & Waterways

River Meavy

Sheepstor

The River Meavy is a river in the southwest part of Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It runs entirely in the national park and connects Burrator Reservoir to the River

East Dart River
Rivers & Waterways

East Dart River

Dartmeet

The East Dart River is one of the two main tributaries of the River Dart in Devon,

West Dart River
Rivers & Waterways

West Dart River

Dartmoor Forest

The West Dart River is one of the two main tributaries of the River Dart in Devon,

River Tavy
Rivers & Waterways

River Tavy

Peter Tavy

The Tavy is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic root tam, once thought to mean 'dark' but now generally understood to mean 'to flow'. It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages of