East Lyn River
East Lyn River | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Devon |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | East Lyn (Upper) |
• location | Malmsmead |
• coordinates | 51°13′05″N 3°43′43″W / 51.21806°N 3.72861°W |
• elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Source confluence | |
• location | Watersmeet House |
• coordinates | 51°13′19″N 3°47′55″W / 51.22194°N 3.79861°W |
• elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Mouth | Lynmouth |
• location | Devon, England |
• coordinates | 51°13′53″N 3°49′48″W / 51.23139°N 3.83000°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
The East Lyn is a river which rises high in Exmoor, in the English county of Somerset. It flows through the East Lyn Valley in Devon.
Watercourse
The river is formed as the Upper East Lyn at Malmsmead from two minor tributaries, the Oare Water and Badgworthy Water. It flows for several miles, past Brendon and makes confluence with Hoar Oak Water at Watersmeet, where Watersmeet House is situated.[1] The river then passes through a narrow gorge section, before flowing downstream for a further 2.5 miles (4.0 km) until the river meets with the West Lyn River and flows into the Bristol Channel at Lynmouth.[2]
History
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Recreation
Angling
Angling interests especially in the summer are targeted towards the salmon which migrate up the river to spawn. There is also trout fishing.[4]
Walking
It is popular for walkers with the Two Moors Way near to much of the river.
Whitewater kayaking
References
- ^ "Watersmeet". National Trust. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "River East Lyn". Somerset Rivers. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "The 1952 Flood Disaster in Context". Exmoor National Park. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "The East Lyn". Fishing the West. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "River East Lyn - Brendon to Watersmeet". UK Rivers Guidebook. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
External links
- National Trust website on the East Lyn river