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Offas Dyke Offas Dyke
Offa's Dyke ancient entrenchment of W England and E Wales, from the Dee estuary to near the estuary of the Wye River. It was built in the 8th cent. by Offa, king of Mercia , as a barrier against the Welsh and lies mainly along the England-Wales boundary. Watt's Dyke, a similar work, roughly... Read more
estuary estuary
estuary , partially enclosed coastal body of water, having an open connection with the ocean, where freshwater from inland is mixed with saltwater from the sea. One type of estuary, called a drowned river valley, can be caused by crustal subsidence or a rise in sea level. Chesapeake Bay is one of... Read more
Tidal power Tidal power
tidal power. The twice daily ebb and flow of the tides have the potential to provide considerable amounts of renewable energy. The first attempts to harness tidal energy were the tidal mills; the earliest found in Northern Ireland date from the 7th century. The principle is that water is stored... Read more
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright , town (1991 pop. 3,406), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of the Dee estuary. It has granaries and creameries and is a market town and artists' colony. There are traces of an ancient wall and moat and of a McClellan clan castle (1582).... Read more
Severn (UK) Severn (UK)
Severn sĕv´ern , Lat. Sabrina, one of the principal rivers of Great Britain, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising on Plinlimmon Mt., W Wales, and flowing NE and E to Shrewsbury, W England, and from there SE, S, and SW—through an estuary—to the Bristol Channel. Worcester , ... Read more
Estuaries Estuaries
estuaries An estuary is a transitional zone between a river and the sea as represented by a shallow marine shelf or platform. Dominated by tidal currents and by interactions between sediment-laden salt and river waters, it is a generally narrowing, elongated inlet which reaches across a coastal... Read more
Bideford Bideford
Bideford , town (1985 est. 12,300), Devon, SW England, on the Torridge estuary. Formerly a major seaport, it still maintains some foreign trade (timber is imported) and has a boatbuilding industry. Tourism and the manufacture of gloves and concrete products are other important industries. Bideford... Read more
Scheldt Scheldt
Scheldt , Du. Schelde, Fr. Escaut, river, c.270 mi (435 km) long, rising in N France and flowing generally NE across W Belgium and into the North Sea through the Western Scheldt (De Honte) estuary, SW Netherlands. It receives its chief tributary, the Lys, at Ghent (Gent). Navigable for most of... Read more
Yatsushiro Yatsushiro
Yatsushiro , city (1990 pop. 108,135), Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Yatsushiro Bay and the Kuma River estuary. It is a major commercial center and fishing port producing cement, paper, and rayon.... Read more

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