The River Yar on the Isle of Wight, England, rises in a chalk coomb in St. Catherine's Down near Niton,[1] close to the southern tip of the island. It flows across the Lower Cretaceous rocks of the eastern side of the island, through the gap in the central Upper Cretaceous chalk ridge of the Island at Yarbridge, then across the now drained Brading Haven to Bembridge Harbour in the northeast.
| River Yar Eastern Yar | |
|---|---|
 The Eastern Yar at Brading marshes | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | Isle of Wight |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Niton, Isle of Wight |
| Mouth | The Solent |
• location | Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Scotchells Brook |
For most of its course, the river passes through rural areas. At Alverstone, a small weir uses water from the river to power a water mill.
The Yar is one of two rivers on the Isle of Wight with the same name. It is referred to as the Eastern Yar if it is necessary to distinguish between them with the other river being known as the Western Yar.
References edit
- ^ "River Yar Trail - Source to Sea". WightCam. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
Ordnance Survey One Inch Seventh Series sheet 180
External links edit
50°41′32″N 1°06′39″W / 50.69222°N 1.11083°W
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