# List of rivers of Yorkshire

This is a list of named rivers that flow either wholly or partially within the boundaries of the four ceremonial counties that form Yorkshire. There are twenty five rivers of at least 20 kilometres (12 mi) in total. The majority of these waterways lie wholly within the county boundaries, except for; the Ribble, which flows into the Irish Sea at Lytham; the Rother, whose source is located in Derbyshire Peak District; the Greta, which flows into Lancashire to join the River Lune; and the Tees, which flows partly within County Durham and forms some of the boundary with North Yorkshire.
The direction of stream flow in Yorkshire is influenced by the three major drainage divides. The Pennines in the west and south, the North York Moors in the north-east and the Yorkshire Wolds, the coastal range of hills on the east. This represents a large drainage area that mostly flows into the Vale of York and into the North Sea via the Humber estuary. Though an estuary, the Humber is often referred to as a river.
The Humber river system is tidal as far inland as Naburn Lock on the River Ouse, Knottingley on the River Aire and Askern on the River Don. The Humber has the second largest tidal range in the UK at 7.2 metres (24 ft). The largest is the Bristol Channel at nearly double that range.
Source data for the table below came from the National Environment Research Council Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency and Google Earth. In the table, total lengths are given in miles (mi) and kilometres (km), and elevations are in feet (ft) and metres (m). River lengths are taken from actual source when wholly within the Yorkshire County boundary, else measured from where the river enters or leaves the county.

## Images

* The River Esk at Whitby
* The River Aire and the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Leeds
* River Sheaf joins River Don at Sheffield
* Tidal Barrier on the River Hull at Kingston upon Hull
* Infinity Bridge on River Tees in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
* The road bridge at Stamford Bridge over the River Derwent
* River Wharfe at Tadcaster
* Richmond Castle and the River Swale
* River Ure at Boroughbridge
* River Nidd and railway viaduct at Knaresborough

## List

The use of the term source in this list is taken to mean the point at which the name of the river is first used on Ordnance Survey maps.
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| Name | Total length | Mouth | Mouth coordinates | Mouth elevation | Source | Source coordinates | Source elevation | Catchment Area |
| Aire | 114 km 71 miles | River Ouse, Yorkshire near Airmyn | 53°43′35″N 0°54′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.72639°N 0.90611°W﻿ / 53.72639; -0.90611﻿ (Mouth of River Aire) | 3 m 9.8 ft | Malham Tarn | 54°5′45″N 2°10′0″W﻿ / ﻿54.09583°N 2.16667°W﻿ / 54.09583; -2.16667﻿ (Source of River Aire) | 377 m 1,237 ft | 856 km² 331 sq miles |
| Arkle Beck | 17 km approx | River Swale at Reeth | NY 987 030 | 177 m | Arkengarthdale Moor | NY 989 088 | 477 m | |
| Ashfold Side Beck | 9 km Approx | River Nidd near Pateley Bridge | SE 152 664 | 117 m | Ashfold Gill Head | SE 073 685 | 504 m | |
| Bain | 3.95 km 2.45 miles | River Ure near Bainbridge | 54°18′45″N 2°6′3″W﻿ / ﻿54.31250°N 2.10083°W﻿ / 54.31250; -2.10083﻿ (Mouth of River Bain) | 210 m 690 ft | Semer Water | 54°17′3″N 2°7′22″W﻿ / ﻿54.28417°N 2.12278°W﻿ / 54.28417; -2.12278﻿ (Source of River Bain) | 252 m 827 ft | Not available |
| Barney Beck | 6 km approx | River Swale at Healaugh | SE 015 984 | 186 m | Reeth High Moor | NY 963 012 | 451m | Not available |
| Birkdale Beck | 6 km approx | River Swale near Keld | NY 872 013 | 341 m | Beck Meetings | NY 820 035 | 455 m | Not available |
| Bishopdale Beck | 11 km approx | River Ure near Aysgarth | SE 019 879 | 144 m | Dale Head | SD 961 826 | 218 m | Not available |
| River Burn | 13 km approx | River Ure at Masham | SE 230 797 | 70 m | Masham Moor | SE 113 799 | 292 m | |
| Calder | 71 km 44 miles | River Aire | 53°43′54″N 1°21′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.73167°N 1.35917°W﻿ / 53.73167; -1.35917﻿ (Mouth of River Calder) | 14 m 46 ft | Heald Moor, near Todmorden | 53°44′23″N 2°9′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.73972°N 2.16472°W﻿ / 53.73972; -2.16472﻿ (Source of River Calder) | 220 m 720 ft | 930 km² 360 sq miles |
| Colne | 20.6 km 12.8 miles | River Calder near Bradley | 53°40′49″N 1°43′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.68028°N 1.73111°W﻿ / 53.68028; -1.73111﻿ (Mouth of River Colne) | 52 m 171 ft | Confluence of Redbrook Clough and Haigh Clough | 53°36′19″N 1°57′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.60528°N 1.95778°W﻿ / 53.60528; -1.95778﻿ (Source of River Colne) | 234 m 768 ft | 245 km² 95 sq miles |
| Cover | 22 km 14 miles | River Ure near Middleham | 54°16′43″N 1°46′25″W﻿ / ﻿54.27861°N 1.77361°W﻿ / 54.27861; -1.77361﻿ (Mouth of River Cover) | 98 m 322 ft | Great Hunters Sleets near Woodale | 54°11′2″N 2°1′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.18389°N 2.02472°W﻿ / 54.18389; -2.02472﻿ (Source of River Cover) | 487 m 1,598 ft | Not available |
| Crimple | 25 km | River Nidd near Wetherby | SE 405 531 | 21 m | Crimple Head Farm | SE 247 519 | 221 m | |
| Dearne | 51.9 km 32.2 miles | River Don near Conisbrough | 53°29′39″N 1°14′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.49417°N 1.24278°W﻿ / 53.49417; -1.24278﻿ (Mouth of River Don) | 17 m 56 ft | Birdsedge near Denby Dale | 53°33′52″N 1°42′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.56444°N 1.71028°W﻿ / 53.56444; -1.71028﻿ (Source of River Dearne) | 319 m 1,047 ft | 310.8 km² 120 sq miles |
| Derwent | 115.1 km 71.5 miles | River Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh | 53°44′58″N 0°58′8″W﻿ / ﻿53.74944°N 0.96889°W﻿ / 53.74944; -0.96889﻿ (Mouth of River Derwent) | 10 m 33 ft | Derwent Head near RAF Fylingdales | 54°22′50″N 0°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿54.38056°N 0.62333°W﻿ / 54.38056; -0.62333﻿ (Source of River Derwent) | 260 m 850 ft | 1,634 km² 631 sq miles |
| Dibb | 5.2 km 3.2 miles | River Wharfe near Appletreewick | 54°2′27″N 1°56′35″W﻿ / ﻿54.04083°N 1.94306°W﻿ / 54.04083; -1.94306﻿ (Mouth of River Dibb) | 143 m 469 ft | Grimwith Reservoir | 54°4′48″N 1°54′41″W﻿ / ﻿54.08000°N 1.91139°W﻿ / 54.08000; -1.91139﻿ (Source of River Dibb) | 253 m 830 ft | 25.5 km² 9.8 sq miles |
| Doe | 5.92 km 3.68 miles | Confluence with River Twiss at Ingleton | 54°9′12″N 2°28′15″W﻿ / ﻿54.15333°N 2.47083°W﻿ / 54.15333; -2.47083﻿ (Mouth of River Doe) | 118 m 387 ft | God's Bridge near Chapel-Le-Dale | 54°10′58″N 2°24′40″W﻿ / ﻿54.18278°N 2.41111°W﻿ / 54.18278; -2.41111﻿ (Source of River Doe) | 234 m 768 ft | Not available |
| Don | 114.1 km 70.9 miles | River Ouse at Goole | 53°41′47″N 0°51′59″W﻿ / ﻿53.69639°N 0.86639°W﻿ / 53.69639; -0.86639﻿ (Mouth of River Don) | 3 m 9.8 ft | Confluence of Great Grains Clough and Black Grough near Winscar Reservoir, Dunford Bridge | 53°31′14″N 1°48′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.52056°N 1.80444°W﻿ / 53.52056; -1.80444﻿ (Source of River Don) | 416 m 1,365 ft | 1,256.2 km² 485 sq miles |
| Dove, Nth Yorks | 30.22 km 18.78 miiles | River Rye near Salton | 54°12′6″N 0°54′35″W﻿ / ﻿54.20167°N 0.90972°W﻿ / 54.20167; -0.90972﻿ (Mouth of River Dove) | 24 m 79 ft | Farndale Moor, Nth Yorkshire | 54°24′24″N 1°2′23″W﻿ / ﻿54.40667°N 1.03972°W﻿ / 54.40667; -1.03972﻿ (Source of River Dove) | 372 m 1,220 ft | 59.2 km² 22.9 sq miles |
| Dove, Sth Yorks | 7.91 km 4.92 miles | River Dearne near Darfield, South Yorkshire | 53°31′43″N 1°22′9″W﻿ / ﻿53.52861°N 1.36917°W﻿ / 53.52861; -1.36917﻿ (Mouth of River Dove) | 22 m 72 ft | Worsbrough Reservoir | 53°31′34″N 1°28′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.52611°N 1.47417°W﻿ / 53.52611; -1.47417﻿ (Mouth of River Dove) | 56 m 184 ft | Not available |
| Earby Beck | | River Aire near Skipton | SD 961 514 | m | Foulridge | SD 889 427 | m | Not available |
| Eastburn Beck | | Kellythorpe | TA 023 564 | 14 m | Kirkburn | SE 984 552 | 22 m | Not available |
| Eller Beck | | Beck Hole | NZ 820 021 | 59 m | Allerston High Moor | SE 871 958 | 253 m | Not available |
| Eshton Beck | | Gargrave | SD943539 | 102 m | Winterburn | SD 933 585 | 149 m | Not available |
| Esk | 45 km 28 miles | North Sea at Whitby | 54°29′33″N 0°36′44″W﻿ / ﻿54.49250°N 0.61222°W﻿ / 54.49250; -0.61222﻿ (Mouth of River Esk) | 0 m 0 ft | The Esklets near Westerdale | 54°24′3″N 0°59′8″W﻿ / ﻿54.40083°N 0.98556°W﻿ / 54.40083; -0.98556﻿ (Source of River Esk) | 251 m 823 ft | 308 km² 119 sq miles |
| Ewden Beck | | River Don at Wharncliffe Side | SK 298 954 | 106 m | Margery Hill | SK 188 958 | 541 m | Not available |
| Foss | 31 km 19 miles | River Ouse, York | 53°57′5″N 1°4′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.95139°N 1.07833°W﻿ / 53.95139; -1.07833﻿ (Mouth of River Foss) | 12 m 39 ft | Near Oulston Reservoir, Yearsley | 54°9′38″N 1°7′54″W﻿ / ﻿54.16056°N 1.13167°W﻿ / 54.16056; -1.13167﻿ (Source of River Foss) | 160 m 520 ft | 118 km² 46 sq miles |
| Foulness | 25.51 km 15.85 mi | Market Weighton Canal | 53°46′56″N 0°42′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.78222°N 0.71583°W﻿ / 53.78222; -0.71583﻿ (Mouth of River Foulness) | 1 m 3 ft | Shiptonthorpe | 53°53′8″N 0°42′39″W﻿ / ﻿53.88556°N 0.71083°W﻿ / 53.88556; -0.71083﻿ (Source of River Foulness) | 20 m 66 ft | N/A |
| Greta | 7.55 km 4.69 miles† | Leaves Yorkshire near Burton-in-Lonsdale | 54°8′35″N 2°33′30″W﻿ / ﻿54.14306°N 2.55833°W﻿ / 54.14306; -2.55833﻿ (River Greta leaves North Yorkshire) | 64 m 210 ft | Confluence of River Doe and River Twiss at Ingleton | 54°9′12″N 2°28′15″W﻿ / ﻿54.15333°N 2.47083°W﻿ / 54.15333; -2.47083﻿ (Source of River Greta) | 118 m 387 ft | 86.1 km² 33.2 sq miles |
| Hedon Haven/Burstwick Drain | 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) | Paull | 53°43′39″N 0°14′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.7275°N 0.2363°W﻿ / 53.7275; -0.2363 | 0 metres (0 ft) | Elstronwick | 53°45′35″N 0°07′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.7596°N 0.1310°W﻿ / 53.7596; -0.1310 | 5 metres (16 ft) | 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi) |
| Hertford | 16 km approx | River Derwent at Binnington Carr | SE 970 789 | 23 m | Hunmanby | TA 110 771 | 49 m | |
| Holme | 13.86 km 8.61 miles | River Colne at Huddersfield | 53°38′20″N 1°47′4″W﻿ / ﻿53.63889°N 1.78444°W﻿ / 53.63889; -1.78444﻿ (Mouth of River Holme) | 72 m 236 ft | Holmbridge | 53°13′15″N 1°49′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.22083°N 1.82417°W﻿ / 53.22083; -1.82417﻿ (Source of River Holme) | 188 m 617 ft | 97.4 km² 37.6 sq miles |
| How Stean Beck | 6 km Approx | River Nidd at Lofthouse | SE 102730 | 157 m | | SE 055 728 | 338 m | |
| Hull | 46.84 km 29.11 miles | Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull | 53°44′17″N 0°19′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.73806°N 0.33194°W﻿ / 53.73806; -0.33194﻿ (Mouth of River Hull) | 0 m 0 ft | Confluence of Driffield Trout Stream and Little Driffield Beck | 53°59′39″N 0°26′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.99417°N 0.44028°W﻿ / 53.99417; -0.44028﻿ (Source of River Hull) | 17 m 56 ft | 378.1 km² 146 sq miles |
| Humber | 61.9 km 38.5 miles | North Sea at Spurn Head | 53°32′33″N 0°6′23″E﻿ / ﻿53.54250°N 0.10639°E﻿ / 53.54250; 0.10639﻿ (Mouth of Humber estuary) | 0 m 0 ft | Trent Falls | 53°42′8″N 0°41′46″W﻿ / ﻿53.70222°N 0.69611°W﻿ / 53.70222; -0.69611﻿ (Start of Humber estuary) | 0 m 0 ft | Not available without Trent Basin |
| Kyle | 9.31 km 5.78 miles | River Ouse near Newton-on-Ouse | 54°2′5″N 1°13′28″W﻿ / ﻿54.03472°N 1.22444°W﻿ / 54.03472; -1.22444﻿ (Mouth of River Kyle) | 11 m 36 ft | Confluence of Derrings Beck and Carle Beck near Tholthorpe | 54°5′24″N 1°15′38″W﻿ / ﻿54.09000°N 1.26056°W﻿ / 54.09000; -1.26056﻿ (Source of River Kyle) | 12 m 39 ft | Not available |
| Laver | 15 km 9.3 miles | River Skell near Ripon | 54°7′55″N 1°32′8″W﻿ / ﻿54.13194°N 1.53556°W﻿ / 54.13194; -1.53556﻿ (Mouth of River Laver) | 33 m 108 ft | Confluence of North Gill Beck and South Gill Beck at Dallowgill | 54°8′22″N 1°42′30″W﻿ / ﻿54.13944°N 1.70833°W﻿ / 54.13944; -1.70833﻿ (Source of River Laver) | 170 m 560 ft | Not available |
| Leven | 46.2 km 28.7 miles | River Tees near Yarm | 54°30′31″N 1°20′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.50861°N 1.33667°W﻿ / 54.50861; -1.33667﻿ (Mouth of River Leven) | 16 m 52 ft | Kildale Moor, Nth Yorks | 54°27′50″N 1°2′47″W﻿ / ﻿54.46389°N 1.04639°W﻿ / 54.46389; -1.04639﻿ (Source of River Leven) | 279 m 915 ft | 196.3 km² 75.8 sq miles |
| Little Don River | 14 km approx | River Don near Stocksbridge | SK 290 979 | 132 m | Harden Moor | SK 169 993 | 348 m | |
| Loxley | 16 km 9.9 miles | River Don, South Yorkshire at Owlerton | 53°24′02″N 1°29′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.400526°N 1.486888°W﻿ / 53.400526; -1.486888﻿ (Mouth of River Loxley) | 58 m 190 ft | Damflask Reservoir near Stacey Bank | 53°24′38″N 1°34′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.41056°N 1.57111°W﻿ / 53.41056; -1.57111﻿ (Source of River Loxley) | 133 m 436 ft | 43.5 km² 27 sq miles |
| Nidd | 95.45 km 59.31 miles | River Ouse, Yorkshire at Nun Monkton | 54°0′51″N 1°13′8″W﻿ / ﻿54.01417°N 1.21889°W﻿ / 54.01417; -1.21889﻿ (Mouth of River Nidd) | 13 m 43 ft | Nidd Heads on Great Whernside | 54°10′20″N 2°0′11″W﻿ / ﻿54.17222°N 2.00306°W﻿ / 54.17222; -2.00306﻿ (Source of River Nidd) | 660 m 2,170 ft | 516 km² 199 sq miles |
| Ouse | 84 km 52 miles | Trent Falls | 53°42′8″N 0°41′46″W﻿ / ﻿53.70222°N 0.69611°W﻿ / 53.70222; -0.69611﻿ (Confluence of River Ouse and River Trent) | 0 m 0 ft | River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach | 54°2′4″N 1°16′30″W﻿ / ﻿54.03444°N 1.27500°W﻿ / 54.03444; -1.27500﻿ (Start of River Ouse) | 12 m 39 ft | 3,315 km² 1,280 sq miles |
| Ribble | 38.48 km 23.91 miles† | County Border near Swinden | 53°58′16″N 2°13′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.97111°N 2.23194°W﻿ / 53.97111; -2.23194﻿ (River Ribble leaves North Yorkshire) | 117 m 384 ft | Ribble Head | 54°12′42″N 2°21′43″W﻿ / ﻿54.21167°N 2.36194°W﻿ / 54.21167; -2.36194﻿ (Source of River Ribble) | 290 m 950 ft | 204 km² 79 sq miles |
| Riccall | 18.36 km 11.41 miles | River Rye | 54°12′14″N 0°54′58″W﻿ / ﻿54.20389°N 0.91611°W﻿ / 54.20389; -0.91611﻿ (Mouth of River Riccall) | 24 m 79 ft | Confluence of Bonfield Gill and Bogmire Gill near Helmsley | 54°17′52″N 1°3′40″W﻿ / ﻿54.29778°N 1.06111°W﻿ / 54.29778; -1.06111﻿ (Source of River Riccall) | 130 m 430 ft | 57.6 km² 22.2 sq miles |
| Rivelin | 6.81 km 4.23 miles | River Loxley | 53°23′59″N 1°30′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.39972°N 1.51139°W﻿ / 53.39972; -1.51139﻿ (Mouth of River Rivelin) | 77 m 253 ft | Rivelin Dams near Sheffield | 53°22′43″N 1°35′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.37861°N 1.58639°W﻿ / 53.37861; -1.58639﻿ (Source of River Rivelin) | 206 m 676 ft | Not available |
| Rother | 16.77 km 10.42 miles† | River Don at Rotherham | 53°21′31″N 1°21′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.35861°N 1.36194°W﻿ / 53.35861; -1.36194﻿ (Mouth of River Rother) | 26 m 85 ft | County Boundary at Eckington | 53°18′56″N 1°20′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.31556°N 1.34028°W﻿ / 53.31556; -1.34028﻿ (River Rother crosses into South Yorkshire) | 47 m 154 ft | 352.2 km² 136 sq miles |
| Ryburn | 11.4 km 7.1 miles | River Calder at Sowerby Bridge | 53°42′28″N 1°54′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.70778°N 1.91167°W﻿ / 53.70778; -1.91167﻿ (Mouth of River Ryburn) | 80 m 260 ft | Confluence of unnamed stream and Black Castle Clough near Rishworth | 53°39′35″N 2°1′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.65972°N 2.02472°W﻿ / 53.65972; -2.02472﻿ (Source of River Ryburn) | 361 m 1,184 ft | 13 sq miles |
| Rye | 61.5 km 38.2 miles | River Derwent near Malton | 54°10′15″N 0°44′25″W﻿ / ﻿54.17083°N 0.74028°W﻿ / 54.17083; -0.74028﻿ (Mouth of River Rye) | 19 m 62 ft | Rye Head near Osmotherley | 54°22′23″N 1°14′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.37306°N 1.23667°W﻿ / 54.37306; -1.23667﻿ (Source of River Rye) | 302 m 991 ft | 679 km² 262 sq miles |
| Ryton | 3.4 km 2.1 miles† | County Border with Nottinghamshire | 53°19′22″N 1°10′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.32278°N 1.17194°W﻿ / 53.32278; -1.17194﻿ (River Ryton crosses into Nottinghamshire) | 48 m 157 ft | Confluence of Anston Brook and Pudding Dike | 53°20′5″N 1°11′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.33472°N 1.19056°W﻿ / 53.33472; -1.19056﻿ (Source of River Ryton) | 71 m 233 ft | 77 km² 30 sq miles |
| Seven | 34.9 km 21.7 miles | River Rye | 54°11′13″N 0°51′51″W﻿ / ﻿54.18694°N 0.86417°W﻿ / 54.18694; -0.86417﻿ (Mouth of River Seven) | 22 m 72 ft | Danby High Moor near Rosedale Abbey | 54°24′2″N 0°57′7″W﻿ / ﻿54.40056°N 0.95194°W﻿ / 54.40056; -0.95194﻿ (Source of River Seven) | 330 m 1,080 ft | 121.6 km² 47 sq miles |
| Sheaf | 9.6 km 6 miles | River Don | 53°23′7″N 1°27′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.38528°N 1.46222°W﻿ / 53.38528; -1.46222﻿ (Mouth of River Sheaf) | 53 m 174 ft | Confluence of Oldhay Brook and Totley Brook | 53°19′12″N 1°31′24″W﻿ / ﻿53.32000°N 1.52333°W﻿ / 53.32000; -1.52333﻿ (Source of River Sheaf) | 143 m 469 ft | 49.1 km² 19 sq miles |
| Skell | 19 km 12 miles | River Ure near Ripon | 54°8′0″N 1°30′3″W﻿ / ﻿54.13333°N 1.50083°W﻿ / 54.13333; -1.50083﻿ (Mouth of River Skell) | 23 m 75 ft | Howson Ridge near Wath-in-Nidderdale | 54°7′2″N 1°44′59″W﻿ / ﻿54.11722°N 1.74972°W﻿ / 54.11722; -1.74972﻿ (Source of River Skell) | 350 m 1150 ft | Not available |
| Skirfare | 15.24 km 9.47 miles | River Wharfe | 54°7′8″N 2°2′8″W﻿ / ﻿54.11889°N 2.03556°W﻿ / 54.11889; -2.03556﻿ (Mouth of River Skirfare) | 197 m 646 ft | Confluence of Foxup Beck and Cosh Beck | 54°11′12″N 2°11′49″W﻿ / ﻿54.18667°N 2.19694°W﻿ / 54.18667; -2.19694﻿ (Source of River Skirfare) | 313 m 1,027 ft | Not available |
| Spen | 8 km 5 miles | River Calder at Dewsbury | 53°40′49″N 1°39′4″W﻿ / ﻿53.68028°N 1.65111°W﻿ / 53.68028; -1.65111﻿ (Mouth of River Spen) | 42 m 138 ft | Confluence of Hunsworth Beck and Nann Hall Beck in Cleckheaton | 53°43′48.2″N 1°42′45.6″W﻿ / ﻿53.730056°N 1.712667°W﻿ / 53.730056; -1.712667﻿ (Source of River Spen) | 81 m 266 ft | 46.3 km² 17.9 sq miles |
| Swale | 117.8 km 73.2 miles | River Ure | 54°5′16.27″N 1°20′36.27″W﻿ / ﻿54.0878528°N 1.3434083°W﻿ / 54.0878528; -1.3434083﻿ (Mouth of River Swale) | 11 m 36.09 ft | Confluence of Birkdale Beck and Great Sleddale Beck | 54°24′10.87″N 2°13′21.65″W﻿ / ﻿54.4030194°N 2.2226806°W﻿ / 54.4030194; -2.2226806﻿ (Source of River Swale) | 366 m 1,200 ft | 1,363 km² 526 sq miles |
| Tees | 88.4 km 54.9 miles† | North Sea at Redcar | 54°38′51″N 1°8′57″W﻿ / ﻿54.64750°N 1.14917°W﻿ / 54.64750; -1.14917﻿ (Mouth of River Tees) | 0 m 0 ft | Enters Yorkshire at Gainford | 54°32′33″N 1°43′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.54250°N 1.72194°W﻿ / 54.54250; -1.72194﻿ (River Tees crosses into North Yorkshire) | 67 m 220 ft | 1,264 km² 488 sq miles |
| Tutt | 12 km approx | River Ure at Boroughbridge | SE 396 669 | 11 m | Nidd | SE 324 592 | 61 m | |
| Twiss | 4.17 km 2.59 miles | Confluence with River Doe at Ingleton | 54°9′11″N 2°28′15″W﻿ / ﻿54.15306°N 2.47083°W﻿ / 54.15306; -2.47083﻿ (Mouth of River Twiss) | 118 m 387 ft | Keld Head | 54°11′3″N 2°28′4″W﻿ / ﻿54.18417°N 2.46778°W﻿ / 54.18417; -2.46778﻿ (Source of River Twiss) | 264 km 866 ft | Not available |
| Ure | 118 km 73 miles | Cuddy Shaw Reach where renamed to River Ouse | 54°2′4″N 1°16′30″W﻿ / ﻿54.03444°N 1.27500°W﻿ / 54.03444; -1.27500﻿ (End of River Ure) | 12 m 39 ft | Ure Head near Abbotside | 54°21′56″N 2°18′4″W﻿ / ﻿54.36556°N 2.30111°W﻿ / 54.36556; -2.30111﻿ (Source of River Ure) | 635 m 2,083 ft | 914.6 km² 353.1 sq miles |
| Washburn | 26 km 16 miles | River Wharfe near Pool | 53°54′39″N 1°39′8″W﻿ / ﻿53.91083°N 1.65222°W﻿ / 53.91083; -1.65222﻿ (Mouth of River Washburn) | 49 m 161 ft | Washburn Head | 54°3′46″N 1°50′50″W﻿ / ﻿54.06278°N 1.84722°W﻿ / 54.06278; -1.84722﻿ (Source of River Washburn) | 391 m 1,283 ft | 87.3 km² 54.2 sq miles |
| Wenning | 13 km approx† | Yorkshire/Lancashire boundary at Bentham | SD 623 698 | 54 m | Clapham | SD 744 673 | 124 m | |
| Wharfe | 97 km 60 miles | River Ouse at Wharfe's Mouth, near Cawood | 53°50′38.76″N 1°7′46.36″W﻿ / ﻿53.8441000°N 1.1295444°W﻿ / 53.8441000; -1.1295444﻿ (Mouth of River Wharfe) | 4.9 m 16 ft | Beckermonds, Langstrothdale Chase | 54°13′2.93″N 2°11′39.23″W﻿ / ﻿54.2174806°N 2.1942306°W﻿ / 54.2174806; -2.1942306﻿ (Source of River Wharfe) | 310 m 1,020 ft | 818 km² 316 sq miles |
| Went | 26.7 km 16.6 miles | River Don near Snaith | 53°38′40″N 0°59′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.64444°N 0.99083°W﻿ / 53.64444; -0.99083﻿ (Mouth of River Went) | 5 m 16 ft | Confluence of Went Beck and Hessle Beck at Low Ackworth | 53°38′54″N 1°20′23″W﻿ / ﻿53.64833°N 1.33972°W﻿ / 53.64833; -1.33972﻿ (Source of River Went) | 32 m 105 ft | 87.3 km² 33.7 sq miles |
| Wiske | 46.9 km 29.1 miles | River Swale near Kirby Wiske | 54°14′38″N 1°26′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.24389°N 1.43861°W﻿ / 54.24389; -1.43861﻿ (Mouth of River Wiske) | 21 m 69 ft | Confluence of Stony Lane Beck and Carr Beck near Ingleby Arncliffe | 54°23′10″N 1°19′25″W﻿ / ﻿54.38611°N 1.32361°W﻿ / 54.38611; -1.32361﻿ (Source of River Wiske) | 69 m 226 ft | 215.5 km² 83.2 sq miles |
| Worth | 15.2 km 9.4 miles | River Aire near Keighley | 53°52′31″N 1°53′7″W﻿ / ﻿53.87528°N 1.88528°W﻿ / 53.87528; -1.88528﻿ (Mouth of River Worth) | 88 m 289 ft | Watersheddles Reservoir | 53°50′17″N 2°2′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.83806°N 2.04694°W﻿ / 53.83806; -2.04694﻿ (Source of River Worth) | 329 m 1,079 ft | 71.7 km² 27.7 sq miles |

## Sources

* Ordnance Survey Open Viewer https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support
* Google Earth
* National Environment Research Council - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
* Environment Agency
* Map of main rivers