River Yealm

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River Yealm
Location
Country	England
County	Devon
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	50°18′38.8″N 4°4′13.5″W / 50.310778°N 4.070417°W / 50.310778; -4.070417
Length	12 miles (19 km)

The Yealm is a river in Devon in England that rises 430 m (1,410 ft) above sea level on the Stall Moor mires of south Dartmoor and travels 12 miles (19 km) to the sea, passing through Cornwood, Lee Mill and Yealmpton, a mid-sized village with a population of c.2,000 which is its largest settlement, before reaching its estuary which forms a ria bounded on its western side by Wembury. A deep inlet of this ria forms the waterfront to Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on its eastern side.

Harbour

The harbour authority is made up of representatives from the

It is the river and estuary between the River Plym which discharges at Plymouth and the River Erme which discharges by Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe in Holbeton parish.^[1]

History

This short river once supported relatively large stocks of salmon, sea trout and brown trout but their populations have dwindled since the 1940s.

Aquatic life

The River Yealm may have lost some of this stock of the most-eaten fish in the United Kingdom, but it has managed to retain other important species: it remains a key conservation area. The river acts as a bass hatchery. The Yealm is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) chiefly for supporting many protected species.^[2]

The Yealm estuary has a large suitable

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