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River Ribble

The River Ribble is a river that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It has a length of approximately 75 miles (121 kilometres) from its source near Selside in Ribblesdale to its estuary on the Irish Sea.

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Conservation
Ribble Rivers Trust
Country
England
County
Lancashire · North Yorkshire
Length
75 mi (121 km)
• elevation
807 ft (246 m)
• location
Confluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, Selside, Ribblehead · Irish Sea at Lytham

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Overview

Etymology

History

Geography

Tidal regime and estuarine processes

Modern Navigation

Crossings

Ecology

Human-origin discharges and remedies

Settlement

Main tributaries

Name

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River Ribble

Nodes175
Edges174
Triples103
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011429
Components1

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River Ribble

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related to Ecology · 29
River Ribble → Coast, Country Park, County Biological Heritage Site, Internationally, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Marine Conservation Zone, National Nature Reserve, Parts, Preston City Council, Preston City Council's, Ramsar Wetland, Ribble, Ribble Rivers Trust, Riverworks, Samlesbury, Save The Ribble, Site, Some, South Ribble Borough Council, SPA
related to history · 14
River Ribble → Belisama, Bremetennacum, Neolithic, Preston Docks, Ptolemy's, Remains, Ribble, Ribchester, Roman, Samlesbury, Saxon, The Ribble, The River Ribble, Walton-le-Dale
related to Industrial effluent via the "Rainbow River" (River Darwen) · 14
River Ribble → Blackburn, Darwen, For, Rainbow River, Ribble, Strict, Such, The, The River Darwen, These, This, Visible, Walpamur Company, Walton-le-Dale
related to Tidal regime and estuarine processes · 12
River Ribble → At Preston, England, Fishwick Bottoms, Hutton Sands, NTL, On, Preston, Preston Dock, The, The Normal Tidal Limit, The River Ribble, Walton-le-Dale
related to Late 20th century sewage and urban runoff discharges (Preston) · 10
River Ribble → During, Lea Gate, Penwortham, Preston, Ribbleton, Several, The, The Environment Agency, They, Watery Lane
related to Modern Navigation · 8
River Ribble → England, Following, Port, Preston, Ribble, Since, The, The Millennium Ribble Link
related to Name · 7
River Ribble → North West England, Ribble Steam Railway, Ribble Valley, South Ribble, The Ribble, The Ribble Bus Company, The River Ribble
County · 2
River Ribble → Lancashire, North Yorkshire
• location · 2
River Ribble → Confluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, Selside, Ribblehead, Irish Sea at Lytham
Conservation · 1
River Ribble → Ribble Rivers Trust

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ribble river preston estuary tidal near water bridge flows sea site discharges lytham lancashire ribchester walton-le-dale irish darwen area yorkshire

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
River RibbleConservationRibble Rivers Trust1.00infobox
River RibbleCountryEngland1.00infobox
River RibbleCountyLancashire1.00infobox
River RibbleCountyNorth Yorkshire1.00infobox
River RibbleLength75 mi (121 km)1.00infobox
River Ribble• elevation807 ft (246 m)1.00infobox
River Ribble• locationConfluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, Selside, Ribblehead1.00infobox
River Ribble• locationIrish Sea at Lytham1.00infobox
River Ribbleis ariver that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England0.90text
River Ribblerelated to EcologyThe River Ribble0.60section
River Ribblerelated to EcologyRibble Rivers Trust0.60section
River Ribblerelated to EcologyUK0.60section

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