River Wharfe
The
River Wharfe is a
river in
Yorkshire,
England. For much of its length it is the
county boundary between
West Yorkshire and
North Yorkshire.
The valley of the River Wharfe is known as
Wharfedale. Its
source is at
Langstrothdale Chase in the
Yorkshire Dales National Park, and flows through
Kettlewell,
Grassington,
Bolton Abbey,
Addingham,
Ilkley,
Otley,
Wetherby,
Tadcaster, then flows into the
River Ouse near
Selby. The section of the river from its source to around Addingham is known as
Upper Wharfedale and has a very different character to the river downstream.
The Wharfe has a reputation of being very dangerous, in that people have regularly been drowned while swimming in it.
The river is approximately 97 kilometers long before it joins the
River Ouse.
Near
Bolton Abbey is the Strid. Here the whole river is channeled through a narrow gorge, at some points less than 2 metres across, at the surface. The gap looks eminently jumpable, but is deceptive as the many ledges on the sides are at different heights and often very slippery. Many people have fallen in and have been drowned. Fierce currents that run through this section drag any hapless victim down where they become trapped among the underwater ledges, and hollows carved by the rapids.
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Buckden*
Starbotton*
Kettlewell*
Conistone*
Grassington*
Burnsall*
Appletreewick*
Bolton Abbey*
Beamsley*
Addingham*
Nesfield*
Ilkley*
Burley in Wharfdale*
Otley*
Pool*
Castley*
Netherby*
Chapel Hill*
Collingham*
Linton*
Wetherby*
Boston Spa*
Thorp Arch*
Newton Kyme*
Tadcaster*
Kirkby Wharf*
Ulleskelf*
Ryther(Joins Ouse)
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Rivers of the United Kingdom
