River Mole, Devon - Misplaced Pages

River in Devon, England This article is about the river in Devon. For the tributary of the Thames in south east England, see River Mole, Surrey.

River Mole
The River Mole below its confluence with the River Yeo.
Location within Devon
Location
Country	England
Counties	Devon
District	North Devon
Towns	North Molton, South Molton
Physical characteristics

Source	North Molton Ridge
• location	Twitchen, North Devon, Devon
• coordinates	51°5′6.5″N 3°44′25″W / 51.085139°N 3.74028°W / 51.085139; -3.74028
• elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)

Mouth	River Taw
• location	Junction Pool, Devon
• coordinates	50°56′30″N 03°54′24″W / 50.94167°N 3.90667°W / 50.94167; -3.90667
• elevation	6 m (20 ft)

Discharge
• location	Woodleigh
• average	8.70 m/s (307 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.20 m/s (7.1 cu ft/s)27 August 1976
• maximum	188.0 m/s (6,640 cu ft/s)9 January 1968

The River Mole a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, England. It rises on the southwestern border of Exmoor. The river takes its name from the market towns of North and South Molton. The river used to be known as the Nymet.

Tributaries

River Yeo
Crooked Oak
River Bray
Little Silver Stream

References

"NDAS Place_Names". www.ndas.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.

External links

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