List of rivers in Cornwall

The county of Cornwall, located in southwest England in the United Kingdom, contains numerous small rivers and streams. The border between Cornwall and the neighbouring county of Devon is mostly the River Tamar.

List
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Sketchmap of rivers of southeast Cornwall
Name Length Source Mouth Photo
River Allen St AllenRiver Truro
River Allen CamelfordRiver Camel
River Camel 74 km (46 mi)Bodmin Moor
50°39'33"N, 4°38'29"W		Padstow Bay
River Caerhays 13 km (8.1 mi)[1]English Channel
50°14'12"N, 4°50'29"W
Carnon River Chacewater
50°15'45"N, 5°9'30"W		English Channel
River Cober Nine Maidens DownsThe Loe
De Lank River 9 mi (14 km)Bodmin MoorRiver Camel
River Fal 29 km (18 mi)Goss MoorEnglish Channel
River Fowey 40 km (25 mi)Bodmin MoorEnglish Channel
River Gannel 13 km (8.1 mi)Carland Cross
50°20'57.1"N, 5°1'32.2"W		Atlantic Ocean
Gover Stream 3 km (1.9 mi)St Austell River
Hamoaze Plymouth Sound
River Hayle 12 mi (19 km)Crowan
50°9'25.2"N, 5°16'58.8"W		Atlantic Ocean
Helford River 50 km (31 mi)[2]English Channel
50°5'48.2"N, 5°6'7.3"W
River Inny 20 mi (32 km)DavidstowRiver Tamar
River Kensey TreneglosRiver Tamar
River Lerryn Bodmin MoorRiver Fowey
50°22'18.5"N, 4°38'11.9"W
River Looe 40.1 km (24.9 mi)[3][4]English Channel
River Lynher 34 km (21 mi)[5]Bodmin MoorHamoaze
Marsland Water Atlantic Ocean
River Menalhyl 12 mi (19 km)Nine Maidens stone row
50°28'15"N, 4°54'36"W		Atlantic Ocean
50°28'0"N, 5°2'0"W
Mylor Creek Carrick Roads
River Ottery 33 km (21 mi)OtterhamRiver Tamar
Par River St Austell Bay
Penpol Creek River Fowey
50°21'32.4"N, 4°37'25.7"W
Penpont Water River Inny
Percuil River 11 km (6.8 mi)Treworlas
50°12'27.7"N, 4°57'23.4"W		Falmouth Bay
50°9'7"N, 5°1'16"W
River Pol 6.4 km (4.0 mi)PelyntAtlantic Ocean
Pont Pill River Fowey
Port Navas Creek 1 km (0.62 mi)Helford River
Red River TowednackEnglish Channel
Red River 8 mi (13 km)BolenoweAtlantic Ocean
Restronguet Creek 2 mi (3.2 km)River Fal
St Austell River 20.8 km (12.9 mi)English Channel
River Seaton 11 mi (18 km)Caradon HillEnglish Channel
River Strat 12.7 mi (20.4 km)KilkhamptonAtlantic Ocean
50°49'50.0"N, 4°33'15.6"W
River Tamar 98 km (61 mi)Hamoaze
River Tiddy Pensilva
50°30'4"N, 4°25'24"W		River Lynher
50°23'17"N, 4°17'38"W
Trevillet River Atlantic Ocean
50°40'27.3"N, 4°43'48.0"W
River Truro River Fal
River Valency 8.3 km (5.2 mi)Otterham
50°40'12.4"N, 4°37'4.1"W		Atlantic Ocean
50°41'31.6"N, 4°41'57.5"W
River Warleggan River Fowey

Notes
  1. http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/caerhays.htm.
  2. https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/helford/helford_river.htm.
  3. https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048001440.
  4. https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108048002000.
  5. http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/lynher.htm.

References
  • "Rivers and Streams | Cornwall Wildlife Trust". cornwallwildlife.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  • "10 Cornish Rivers - B04". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  • "Map of Cornwall showing rivers - B04k". cornwallriversproject.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  • "South West England | Rivers". The UK Rivers Guidebook. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  • "Rivers and Lakes". Cornish Place Names. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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