River Tees

River Tees
High Force on the River Tees
Course of the Tees [1]
Location
CountryEngland
RegionCumbria, Durham, Yorkshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCross Fell
 • coordinates54°42′02″N 2°28′02″W / 54.7006°N 2.4673°W / 54.7006; -2.4673
 • elevation754 m (2,474 ft)
MouthNorth Sea
 • location
between Seal Sands and Redcar
 • coordinates
54°38′54″N 1°08′51″W / 54.6483°N 1.1474°W / 54.6483; -1.1474
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length85 mi (137 km)
Basin size1,834 km2 (708 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftHarwood Beck, Hudeshope Beck,
Eggleston Burn, Skerne, Billingham Beck
 • rightMaize Beck, Lune, Balder, Greta, Leven

The River Tees (/tz/), 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.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC Where I Live" – BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Cow Green reservoir". ice.org.uk. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.