West Lyn River
| West Lyn River | |
|---|---|
 Glen Lyn Gorge | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Somerset |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | The Chains,Somerset,England |
| • coordinates | 51°10′36″N3°38′40″W/ 51.17667°N 3.64444°W |
| • elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Lynmouth |
• location | Devon,England |
• coordinates | 51°13′46″N3°49′44″W/ 51.22944°N 3.82889°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | River West Lyn |
TheWest Lynis a river inEnglandwhich rises high inExmoor,Somerset,and joins theEast LynatLynmouthinDevon.
The upper reaches have been designated as aSite of Special Scientific Interest,because of thegeomorphologicallandforms created in the 1952 flood.[1]
The lower reaches of the river towards Lynmouth, known as the Glen Lyn Gorge, is a tourist attraction including a museum about the local water cycle, the floods of 1952, and a smallhydroelectricplant.
Water is piped from the river to generate hydroelectric power for theLynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway,which is a water-balancefunicular railway.
References
[edit]- ^"River Lyn SSSI citation sheet"(PDF).English Nature.Retrieved26 May2009.
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