The second longest river in the UK after the River Severn is the Thames, which stretches right across here and all the way through London. But the river actually starts up in the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales here, and runs all the way into the Bristol Channel down here. I’m on the River Severn at this point here on the map. And later locals Riley and Maisie will be joining me on the riverbank to explore. I’m in a place called Ironbridge where the River Severn runs through. This is the River Severn, the longest river in the UK. Some rivers flow into lakes or other larger rivers.įinally, I’ve reached the mouth of the river, which in this case flows out to the sea.ĭe-Graft: There are hundreds of rivers and streams all across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Rivers like the Amazon and Nile are nearly 7,000 kilometres long and can be several kilometres wide in some places. The water looks quite flat here, but in other places it can be much steeper, like waterfalls! My kayak is being pushed along by the water as it gradually flows downhill.
Over time, they erode or wear away soil and rock to create canyons and gorges! Rivers always flow downhill because of gravity, going where there is the least resistance, so they meander or move around obstacles like large rocks and hills. Rivers often start in upland areas like this, from lakes, marshes and glaciers or even springs that bubble out of the ground.Ī river has a channel with banks on both sides and a bed.Īround the main channel of the river is the flood plain where the river expands when it floods. I’m starting from the beginning of the river which we call the source, here in the mountains. I’m in Sweden, following the route of a river that flows across the country, and out to the sea.
0 kommentar(er)
