Rivers in Somerset Rivers in Somerset The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. In its lower reaches the river is navigable and known as the Avon Navigation. Because of a number of other River Avons in England, this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Avon, Bristol"
The River Axe is a river in south west England. The river rises from the ground at Wookey Hole in the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The geology of the area is limestone and the water proceeds down to Wookey hole in a series of underground channels that have eroded through the soluble limestone. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Axe, Somerset"
The River Cary is a river in Somerset, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Cary"
The River Chew is a small river in England. It starts at the Chew Valley Lake and merges with the River Avon after 17 miles. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Chew"
The River Frome is a river in Somerset. It is not to be confused with other rivers in the south west of England with the same name. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Frome, Somerset"
The River Huntspill (or Huntspill River) is an artificial river, in the Somerset Levels, in the Sedgemoor district of the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Huntspill"
The River Parrett has its source in the springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset in England and flows west through the Somerset Levels to its mouth in the Bristol Channel at Burnham on Sea a town on the edge of Bridgwater Bay, an important Nature Reserve. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Parrett"
River Tone is a river in Somerset, that flows through Taunton and joins the River Parrett. ...more on Wikipedia about "River Tone"
There are several rivers called the Yeo in the West Country of England ("Yeo" is a local word for "river"). ...more on Wikipedia about "River Yeo"
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