The River Blyth flows eastwards through southern Northumberland into the North Sea at the town of Blyth. It flows through Plessey Woods Country Park.[2] The River Pont is a tributary. The Blyth is 27 miles (44 km) long and the Pont is 17 miles (28 km).[3]

River Blyth
River Blyth near Bedlington
Location within Northumberland
Location
Country	United Kingdom
County	Northumberland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kirkheaton,[1] Northumberland, England
• elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Mouth
• location	Blyth
• coordinates	55.1165°N 1.4891°W / 55.1165; -1.4891
Length	44 km (27 mi)
Discharge
• location	Hartford Bridge, Northumberland
• average	2.14 m3/s (76 cu ft/s)

The tidal limit of the river is at Bebside. The estuary widens from this point eastwards and with the addition of a burn that enters on the northern side (Sleek Burn), it covers an area of 415 acres (168 hectares).[4]

Ecologists have suggested that a dam on the river at Humford Country Park in Bedlington could be removed to allow for fish migration. The local community have expressed a desire to keep the dam as it is a local beauty spot; they have suggested that a fish passage be built alongside instead.[5]

References

External links

• Media related to River Blyth, Northumberland at Wikimedia Commons
• Bridges On the Blyth

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