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| Origin | Cross Fell |
| Mouth | North Sea |
| Length | 132 km (85 mi) |
| Source elevation | 754 m (2510 ft) |
| Avg. At 893 m Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennine Hills of Northern England. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. discharge | sd |
| Basin area | 1834 km² (708 sq mi) |
The Tees is a river in Northern England. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles (132 km) to the North Sea, between Hartlepool and Redcar. At 893 m Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennine Hills of Northern England. The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Hartlepool ('hɑːtlɪpuːl is a North Sea port in North East England Redcar is a Seaside resort and the principal town in the Unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire [1] It drains an area of 708 square miles (1834 square km), and subsumes no important tributaries. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The river formed the boundaries between the historic counties of County Durham and Yorkshire. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. At its lower reaches it now forms the boundary between the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in
In the earliest part of its course it forms the boundary between the historic counties of Westmorland and Durham. Westmorland (formerly also spelt Westmoreland, an even older spelling is Westmerland) is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 Historic counties The head of the valley, of which the upper portion is known as Teesdale, has a desolate grandeur; the hills, exceeding 2500 feet in height at some points, consist of bleak moorland. There is a separate article for the local government district of Teesdale. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils This area is part of the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, recently designated a geological Europark, the first in the UK.
A succession of falls or rapids, where the river traverses a hard series of black basaltic rocks, is called "Cauldron Snout". Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. Cauldron Snout is a Waterfall on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir From a point immediately below this to its mouth, the Tees forms the boundary between the traditional counties of Durham and Yorkshire almost without a break, although since 1974 much of it lies wholly in Durham. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The dale becomes bolder below Cauldron Snout, and trees appear, contrasting with the broken rocks where the water dashes over High Force. High Force is a Waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Tees Valley, England. High force is a big waterfall but its biggest problem is that it is extremely powerfall, with a huge current.
The scenery becomes gentler and more picturesque as it descends past Middleton-in-Teesdale (Durham). Middleton-in-Teesdale is a large village in County Durham, in England. This locality has lead and ironstone resources. Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 The ancient town of Barnard Castle, Egglestone Abbey, and Rokeby Hall, well known through Sir Walter Scott's poem, are passed; and then the valley begins to open out, and it traverses the rich plain east and south of Darlington in sweeping curves. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Barnard Castle is a town in Teesdale, County Durham, England named after the castle around which it grew up Egglestone Abbey is an abandoned Premonstratensian Abbey on the eastern bank of the River Tees, 1½ miles (2 Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington.
The course of the valley until here has been generally east-southeast, but it now turns northeast and, nearing the sea, becomes an important commercial waterway, having on its banks the ports of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough. Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England It passes through the Tees Barrage between Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough, turning tidal downstream from the barrage. The Tees Barrage is a barrage across the River Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East of England used to control the flow of the river
Teesport is built on reclaimed land on the south side of the Tees estuary below Middlesbrough. Teesport is a large Sea port located in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire in North-East Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
The River Tees was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the North. Seven Natural Wonders was a Television series that aired on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005.
Before the heavy industrialization and pollution of the Tees by industry, the flats at Seal Sands in the Tees estuary were home to Common Seals and Grey Seals. For around 100 years these species were lost from the estuary due to the heavy pollution. In recent times however, water quality has improved drastically, and they can now be seen in the estuary and on the flats at Seal Sands once again. Seal Sands ( is a 29437 Hectare Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England, notified in 1966 [2] The Seal Sands area is now designated as the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve. In Victorian times the river was diverted to make it straighter thus saving money and time.
Peg Powler is a hag from English folklore who is said to inhabit the River Tees. The Peg Powler is a Hag from English folklore with a green skin long hair and sharp teeth who is said to inhabit the River Tees. HAG is a Swiss maker of Model trains in HO scale. These are high quality trains made of die-cast metal with reliable mechanisms
The river Tees goes through places like Hurworth, Barnard Castle and Middlesbrough.
See also
References
- ^ "BBC Where I Live" - BBC. This is a list of settlements on the River Tees in County Durham, England. This article is a list of the longest rivers in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 March 2007. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Natures World" Natures World Tees Feature
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