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River Tees

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Also known as Tees

river in the North East of England

Key facts

Country
England
County
County Durham North Yorkshire Yorkshire (historical) Cumbria Cumberland (historical) Westmorland (historical)
Location
Cross Fell
Coordinates
54°42′02″N 2°28′02″W / 54.7006°N 2.4673°W / 54.7006; -2.4673
Elevation
2,474 ft (754 m)
Mouth
North Sea
Length
85 mi (137 km)
Basin size
708 sq mi (1,834 km )
Left
Harwood Beck, Hudeshope Beck, Eggleston Burn, Skerne , Billingham Beck
Right
Maize Beck, Lune , Balder , Greta , Leven

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Wikidata facts

Image
River Tees, Low Dinsdale.JPG
Length
137
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Commons category
River Tees
watershed area
1834
Alexa rank
59642
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The River Tees (/tiːz/), in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles (137 km) to reach the North Sea in the North East of England. The modern-day history of the river has been tied with the industries on Teesside in its lower reaches, where it has provided the means of import and export of goods to and from the North East England. The need for water further downstream also meant that reservoirs were built in the extreme upper reaches, such as Cow Green.

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