| River Tavy | |
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 The Tavy aboveTavistock, on the moor | |
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| Country | England |
| County | Devon |
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| Mouth | River Tamar |
• location | Bickleigh |
• coordinates | 50°28′N4°09′W / 50.467°N 4.150°W /50.467; -4.150 |
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TheTavy (/ˈteɪvi/) is ariver onDartmoor,Devon,England. The name derives from theBrythonic root "Tam", once thought to mean 'dark' but now generally understood to mean 'to flow'.[1] It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages ofMary Tavy andPeter Tavy.
It is atributary of theRiver Tamar and has as its own tributaries:Collybrooke,River Burn,River Wallabrooke,River Lumburn, andRiver Walkham. AtTavistock it feeds a canal running toMorwellham Quay.
Its mouth is crossed by theTavy Bridge which carries theTamar Valley railway line.
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The river is navigable inland as far asLopwell, where aweir marks thenormal tidal limit, about a 9-mile (14 km) journey from North Corner Quay atDevonport.[2] River transport was an important feature of the local farming, mining, tourism and forestry economies.[3][4]
TheQueen's Harbour Master for Plymouth[5] is responsible for managing navigation on the River Tavy up to the normal tidal limit.[6]
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