what is the river avon used for
The River Avon can be used by boats with a maximum length of 70 feet (21 m), beam of 13.5 feet (4.1 m), height of 10 feet (3.0 m) and draught of 4 feet (1.2 m) from Tewkesbury to Evesham.Above Evesham, beam is restricted to 12.5 feet (3.8 m) and draught to 3 feet (0.91 m). Traffic is now exclusively leisure oriented.von derives from the British language abona, river, which also survives as a number of other English and Scottish river names, and as modern Welsh afon [ËavÉn] and Breton avon, river. The river is also known as the Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare's Avon.