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River Sig
Rivers & Waterways

River Sig

Ilsington

The River Sig is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) river on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. It is a tributary to the River Lemon, which it meets at

Rattle Brook
Rivers & Waterways

Rattle Brook

Dartmoor Forest

Rattle Brook is a brook in north Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It is situated East of Great Links Tor, and rises by the Rattlebrook Peatworks on remote moorland in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. It flows past

Sharrah Pool
Rivers & Waterways

Sharrah Pool

Holne

One of the most beautiful wild-swimming pools in the Dart Gorge, a long, deep reach of clear green water between two cascades, lined with granite slabs and little sandy coves.

Sandy Hole Pool
Rivers & Waterways

Sandy Hole Pool

Dartmoor Forest

A deep pool on the East Dart in the remote northern moor, where the young river narrows through Sandy Hole Pass over a bed of sand and gravel, once deepened to help float cut peat downstream.

South Teign River
Rivers & Waterways

South Teign River

Chagford

The southern headwater of the River Teign, rising near Sittaford Tor, flowing through Fernworthy Forest and Reservoir before joining the North Teign near Chagford.

Narrator Brook
Rivers & Waterways

Narrator Brook

Meavy

A brook flowing off the flanks of Sheeps Tor through the Burrator woods, past the ruins of Narrator farm, to feed Burrator Reservoir and the River Meavy.

Steeperton Brook
Rivers & Waterways

Steeperton Brook

Dartmoor Forest

A remote northern moor brook rising below Steeperton Tor and running down through Taw Marsh to join the young River Taw, deep in the Okehampton range.

Red-a-ven Brook
Rivers & Waterways

Red-a-ven Brook

Okehampton Hamlets

A northern moor brook rising below High Willhays, the highest ground in southern England, and running down between the tors of the Okehampton range to meet the West Okement near Meldon.

Strane River
Rivers & Waterways

Strane River

Dartmoor Forest

A short moorland river on the southern moor that flows down to join the River Swincombe near Foxtor Mires, part of the tangle of headwaters above Hexworthy.