River Axe (Bristol Channel)
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Not to be confused with the River Axe that also flows through Somerset but empties into the English Channel at Axmouth in Devon.
The River Axe is a river in South West England. The river is formed by water entering swallets in the limestone and rises from the ground at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, and runs through a V-shaped valley. The geology of the area is limestone and the water reaches Wookey Hole in a series of underground channels that have eroded through the soluble limestone. The river mouth is in Weston Bay on the Bristol Channel.
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River Axe | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Somerset |
District | Somerset Levels |
Cities | Wookey, Henton |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mendip Hills |
• location | Wookey Hole Caves, Mendip, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°13′41″N 2°40′17″W |
Mouth | Weston Bay |
• location | Brean Down, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°19′15″N 2°59′34″W |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mark Yeo |
• right | Lox Yeo River, Cheddar Yeo |
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The river was navigable from the Middle Ages until 1915, during early centuries of which seeing some European trade.