River Severn
river in the United Kingdom
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River Severn is a river.
It is in the United Kingdom. It is in Europe.
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Commons category: River Severn[5]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Bristol Channel[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:River Severn[7]
- Tributary: River Vyrnwy[8], River Tern[9], River Stour[10], River Avon[11], River Teme[12], River Leadon[13], Little Avon River[14], River Camlad[15], River Chelt[16], River Frome[17], River Lyd[18], River Perry[19], River Salwarpe[20], River Worfe[21]
- Depicted by: A view of the New Passage House on the River Severn with a view[22]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29], New International Encyclopedia[30]
- Topic has template: Template:River Severn[31]
- Different from: Severn[32]
- Length: 354 km[33]
- Watershed area: 11,420 km²[34]
- Discharge: 106.62 cubic metre per second[35]
- Historic county: Gloucestershire[36], Worcestershire[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for River Severn include Second Severn Crossing[38], a road bridge[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1996[41]; Severn River[42], a river[43], in United States[44]; and Sabrina Ridge[45], a ridge[46].
Why It Matters
River Severn has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Second Severn Crossing[38], a road bridge[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1996[41]; Severn River[42], a river[43], in United States[44]; and Sabrina Ridge[45], a ridge[46].