List of rivers in Cornwall

The county of Cornwall, located in southwest England in the United Kingdom, contains numerous small rivers and streams. The border between Cornwall and the neighbouring county of Devon is mostly the River Tamar.

Sketchmap of rivers of southeast Cornwall
Name Length Source Mouth Photo
River Allen St AllenRiver Truro
River Allen CamelfordRiver Camel
River Camel 74 km (46 mi)Bodmin Moor (50°39′33″N 4°38′29″W)Padstow Bay
River Caerhays 13 km (8.1 mi)[1]English Channel (50°14′12″N 4°50′29″W)
Carnon River Chacewater (50°15′45″N 5°9′30″W)English Channel
River Cober Nine Maidens DownsThe Loe
De Lank River 9 mi (14 km)Bodmin MoorRiver Camel
River Fal 29 km (18 mi)Goss MoorEnglish Channel
River Fowey 40 km (25 mi)Bodmin MoorEnglish Channel
River Gannel 13 km (8.1 mi)Carland Cross (50°20′57″N 5°1′32″W)Atlantic Ocean
Gover Stream 3 km (1.9 mi)St Austell River
Hamoaze Plymouth Sound
River Hayle 12 mi (19 km)Crowan (50°9′25″N 5°16′59″W)Atlantic Ocean
Helford River 50 km (31 mi)[2]English Channel (50°5′48″N 5°6′7″W)
River Inny 20 mi (32 km)DavidstowRiver Tamar
River Kensey TreneglosRiver Tamar
Lerryn River Bodmin MoorRiver Fowey (50°22′19″N 4°38′12″W)
River Looe 40.1 km (24.9 mi)[3][4]English Channel
River Lynher 34 km (21 mi)[5]Bodmin MoorHamoaze
Marsland Water Atlantic Ocean
River Menalhyl 12 mi (19 km)Nine Maidens stone row (50°28′15″N 4°54′36″W)Atlantic Ocean (50°28′0″N 5°2′0″W)
Mylor Creek 
River Ottery 33 km (21 mi)OtterhamRiver Tamar
Par River St Austell Bay
Penpol Creek River Fowey (50°21′32″N 4°38′7″W)
Penpont Water River Inny
Percuil River 11 km (6.8 mi)Treworlas (50°12′28″N 4°57′23″W)Falmouth Bay (50°9′7″N 5°1′16″W)
River Pol 6.4 km (4.0 mi)PelyntAtlantic Ocean
Pont Pill River Fowey
Port Navas Creek 1 km (0.62 mi)Helford River
Red River TowednackEnglish Channel
Red River 8 mi (13 km)BolenoweAtlantic Ocean
Restronguet Creek 2 mi (3.2 km)River Fal
St Austell River 20.8 km (12.9 mi)English Channel
River Seaton 11 mi (18 km)Caradon HillEnglish Channel
River Strat 12.7 mi (20.4 km)KilkhamptonAtlantic Ocean (50°49′50″N 4°33′16″W)
River Tamar 98 km (61 mi)Hamoaze
River Tiddy Pensilva (50°30′4″N 4°25′24″W)River Lynher (50°23′17″N 4°17′38″W)
Trevillet River Atlantic Ocean (50°40′27″N 4°43′48″W)
River Truro River Fal
River Valency 8.3 km (5.2 mi)Otterham (50°40′12″N 4°37′4″W)Atlantic Ocean (50°41′32″N 4°41′57″W)
River Warleggan River Fowey

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/caerhays.htm
  2. ^ https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/helford/helford_river.htm
  3. ^ https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048001440
  4. ^ https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048002000
  5. ^ http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/lynher.htm

References

  • "Rivers and Streams | Cornwall Wildlife Trust". cornwallwildlife.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  • "10 Cornish Rivers - B04". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  • "Map of Cornwall showing rivers - B04k". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  • "South West England | Rivers". The UK Rivers Guidebook. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  • "Rivers and Lakes". Cornish Place Names. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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