The River Taw rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor. It reaches Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel 72 km (45 mi) away on the north coast of Devon at a joint estuary mouth which it shares with the River Torridge.
Read more about River Taw: Watercourse, Tidal Section, River Legacy, Flooding, Rail Links
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