River Avon (Bristol)
| River Avon (Lower Avon)
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| Bristol Avon |
| River |
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The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge
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Name origin: Common Brittonic abona, "river" |
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| Country |
England |
| Counties of England |
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol
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| Tributaries |
| - left |
River Malago, Brislington Brook,
River Chew, Corston Brook,
Midford Brook, River Frome,
Paxcroft Brook, River Biss,
Semington Brook, Cocklemore Brook,
River Marden, Brinkworth Brook,
Woodbridge Brook, Tetbury Avon |
| - right |
River Trym, River Frome (Bristol),
Siston Brook, River Boyd,
Lam Brook, Bybrook,
Gauze Brook |
| Cities |
Chippenham, Melksham, Bradford on Avon, Bath, Bristol
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| Source |
Acton Turville |
| - elevation |
120 m (394 ft) |
| - coordinates |
51°31′49″N 2°16′26″W / 51.53028°N 2.27389°W / 51.53028; -2.27389 |
| Mouth |
Severn Estuary |
| - location |
Avonmouth, Bristol, West of England, England
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| - coordinates |
51°30′22″N 2°43′06″W / 51.50611°N 2.71833°W / 51.50611; -2.71833Coordinates: 51°30′22″N 2°43′06″W / 51.50611°N 2.71833°W / 51.50611; -2.71833 |
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| Length |
120 km (75 mi) |
| Basin |
2,308 km2 (891 sq mi) |
| Discharge |
for Bath
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| - average |
21.98 m3/s (776 cu ft/s) |
| - max |
310 m3/s (10,948 cu ft/s) |
| - min |
2.457567 m3/s (87 cu ft/s) |
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| River system |
River Severn |
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The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country. To distinguish it from a number of other , this river is often also known as the Bristol Avon. The name "Avon" is a cognate of the Welsh word afon, "river".
The Avon rises just north of the village of Acton Turville in South Gloucestershire, before flowing through Wiltshire. In its lower reaches from Bath to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth near Bristol, the river is navigable and known as the Avon Navigation.
The Avon is the 19th longest river in the UK at 75 miles (121 km) although there are just 19 miles (31 km) as the crow flies between the source and its mouth in the Severn Estuary. The catchment area is 2,220 square kilometres (860 sq mi).
The name "Avon" is a cognate of the Welsh word afon [ˈavɔn] "river", both being derived from the Common Brittonic abona, "river". "", therefore, literally means "River River"; several other English and Scottish rivers share the name. The County of Avon that existed from 1974 to 1996 was named after the river, and covered Bristol, Bath, and the lower Avon valley.
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