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Humber estuary


Humber
 
Humber Bridge.png
Humber Bridge suspension bridge viewed from the south-east.
Country United Kingdom
Within the UK England
Counties East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire
Cities Kingston upon Hull
Town Grimsby, Immingham, Barton upon Humber, Cleethorpes
Tributaries
 - left River Ouse, River Hull
 - right River Trent, River Ancholme, River Freshney
Source
 - location Trent Falls
 - coordinates 53°42′03″N 0°41′28″W / 53.7008°N 0.6911°W / 53.7008; -0.6911
Mouth
 - location North Sea, between Spurn Head & Donna Nook
 - coordinates 53°32′34″N 0°05′32″E / 53.5427°N 0.0923°E / 53.5427; 0.0923Coordinates: 53°32′34″N 0°05′32″E / 53.5427°N 0.0923°E / 53.5427; 0.0923
Length 38.5 mi (62 km)
Basin 24,240 km2 (9,359 sq mi)
Discharge for freshwater inflow
 - average 250 m3/s (8,829 cu ft/s)
 - max 1,500 m3/s (52,972 cu ft/s)

The Humber /ˈhʌmbər/ is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and Lincolnshire on the south bank. Although the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, many maps show it as the River Humber.

Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the junction with the Market Weighton Canal on the north shore, the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore; between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge; between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank (where the River Hull joins), then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin (but rapidly changing) headland of Spurn Head to the north.


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