River Wiske
| River Wiske | |
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River Wiske close to its confluence with the River Swale
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| Country | England |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Confluence of Stony Lane Beck and Carr Beck nr Ingleby Arncliffe 69 metres (226 ft) 54°23′10″N 1°19′25″W / 54.38611°N 1.32361°W |
| River mouth |
River Swale nr Kirby Wiske 21 metres (69 ft) 54°14′38″N 1°26′19″W / 54.24389°N 1.43861°WCoordinates: 54°14′38″N 1°26′19″W / 54.24389°N 1.43861°W |
| Basin size | 215.5 square kilometres (83.2 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 46.9 kilometres (29.1 mi) |
The River Wiske is a river in the county of Yorkshire, England and is a tributary of the River Swale. The Wiske gives its name to several of the villages it passes through. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word wisca meaning a water meadow.
The river is maintained by the River Wiske Internal Drainage Board, which is part of the Shires Group of IDBs. It lies within the national character areas (NCAs) of the Vale of Mowbray and the Tees Lowlands.
The river becomes the Wiske at the confluence of Carr Beck and Stony Lane Beck south of the village of Ingleby Arncliffe close to the Tontine Bridge where the A19 and A172 roads diverge. It flows north in a series of meanders as far as East Rounton where it turns north-westerly and then westerly past Appleton Wiske. The river continues to flow westerly until just after passing under the A167 road near Great Smeaton where it turns south. It follows a mainly southerly direction towards Danby Wiske, Yafforth, and Northallerton. The river then alternates between a southerly and south-south-easterly direction until Kirby Wiske, where it turns south-west to join the River Swale. Water from the river eventually enters the sea at Spurn Head at the mouth of the River Humber.
During the drought of 1995/96 Yorkshire Water installed a pipeline connecting the River Tees near Darlington to the river near Birkby, south of Great Smeaton. This link enables water to be transferred from the Tyne and Wear into the Tees and thence to the Wiske for pumping out from the River Ouse at York. Although the pipeline was never used it was tested and remains as an "insurance policy". There are ongoing concerns about the biological impact of mixing water in Yorkshire's rivers.
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