River Wye
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| Length | 215 km |
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| Source | Plynlimon |
| Basin size | 4,136 km2 (1,597 sq mi) |
| Mouth | Severn Estuary |
| Cities | Ross-on-Wye |
| Hay-on-Wye | |
| Hereford | |
| Monmouth | |
| Symonds Yat | |
| Chepstow | |
| Tintern | |
| Builth Wells | |
| Rhayader | |
| Did you know | It is an important conservation and recreational waterway with its source starting in the Welsh mountains at Plynlimon. |
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| ID | 1123541 |
About River Wye
The River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK, stretching some 215 kilometres from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of the border between England and Wales. The Wye Valley is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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... Natural Resources Wales has issued a flood warning near the River Wye at Monmouth, where a Met Office yellow rain warning is in place across much of Wales until Saturday...
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... has explored the problem on the River Wye that straddles the England and Wales border...
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... Both the River Severn and River Wye, which ends in the Severn Estuary, run through Wales and England...
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... " The Environment Agency has two at Keswick Campsite and at the River Wye, at Litton Mill, Derbyshire, and 38 flood alerts, where flooding is possible...
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... Severe flood warnings for the river Lugg and the River Wye in Hampton Bishop are repealed elsewhere, Shropshire Council, said sections of the Coleham flood barriers have been used in Shrewsbury as a precaution due to the expected rainfall...
UK weather: More flood warnings ahead of colder spell
By Oliver SlowBBC News
People across the UK are being urged to prepare for more Heavy Rain , flooding and Cold Weather in The Coming days.
The Environment Agency has - mainly in west and southwest England - and 155 flood alerts.
An alert for severe Cold Weather has also been issued for England from Sunday evening as temperatures drop.
Yellow Met Office rain Warnings are also already in place across most of western England and Wales.
The latest Warnings follow flooding across the UK earlier This Week , which caused travel disruption and hundreds of homes losing power.
The Met Office has also issued for much of England from Sunday evening until Thursday morning, ahead of colder conditions moving in across the UK.
" This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt The Delivery of services, " it said, saying there was a 70% chance of severely Cold Weather , icy conditions and heavy snow.
The Met Office 's Helen Caughey said: " After a spell of wet and mild weather to start 2023, a brief Cold Spell will change the feel of our weather across the UK for a few days next week. "
She Said it will " certainly feel cold in all regions too, with the northerly winds creating a notable wind chill" - although the colder spell is expected to be short-lived.
The Flood Warnings - Meaning flooding is expected - include those for groundwater flooding, as well as for areas close to rivers such as the Avon, Severn and Wye. In the West Midlands , which has already been hit by flooding, people are braced for peak river levels at the weekend.
Some flood Warnings and alerts are also in place further north, including in Keswick in the Lake District , Yorkshire, as well as in Wales.
Devon has been one of the areas already hit by flooding, including near Tiverton, where several roads were flooded after The River Exe burst its banks. Some.
Darren Ninnis, manager of the Anchor Inn in Exebridge, was stuck as water rose inside and outside his pub on Thursday.
" [It's] loss of business, as always, and just more work and hassle. With More Rain forecast, we're just worried next week we'll do the same again, " Mr Ninnis told The Bbc .
Flooding also caused a - although services were reportedly " returning to normal" on Friday Afternoon - while near Withypool in Somerset a over the River Barle washed away after Heavy Rain .
The bad weather has also caused, with people having to be rescued from cars trapped in water and homes damaged and left without power.
A golf driving range near Cowbridge, west of Cardiff, flooded after The River Ely burst its banks.
" If we had More Rain yesterday lunchtime I think we'd have been underwater, " manager and pro golfer Aled Griffiths told.
Natural Resources Wales has issued a flood warning near The River Wye at Monmouth, where a Met Office yellow rain warning is in place across much of Wales until Saturday .
There are also two flood Warnings in place in Scotland for Callander to Stirling.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a yellow rain and wind warning for Northern Ireland on Saturday and Sunday.
And a yellow weather warning for rain also covers part of the south-west of England and north-west England until 12:00 on Saturday .
Source of news: bbc.com
