River Axe, Devon

River Axe, Devon

The River Axe is a river in Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises near Beaminster in Dorset, flows west then south by Axminster and joins the English Channel at Axmouth near Seaton. During its convert|22|mi|km|adj=on course it is fed by various streams and by the tributary rivers Yarty and Coly.

It is a shallow, non-navigable river, although its mouth at Axmouth has some boating activity.

Fish include brown trout, dace, roach and occasional salmon.

External links

* [http://hdl.handle.net/1826/2237 Investigation of the impact of land use management scenarios on diffuse source nutrients in the River Axe catchment MRes Thesis]
* [http://www.RiverAxe.co.uk River Axe Fishing Reports]
* [http://www.colinsackett.co.uk/recent-titles.php River Axe Crossings: A visual survey along the course of the river] Colin Sackett, Axminster, 2008 (ISBN–13: 978 0 9537048 8 0 pbk)

ee also

*Rivers of the United Kingdom
*River Axe, Somerset


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