River Erme
| River Erme | |
|---|---|
The Erme flowing through the town of Ivybridge | |
Map of the course and catchment of the River Erme | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Devon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dartmoor |
| Mouth | English Channel |
• location | Mothecombe |
• coordinates | 50°18′29″N 3°57′03″W / 50.3080°N 3.9509°W |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ermington |
| • average | 1.95 m3/s (69 cu ft/s) |
The Erme is a river in south Devon, England. From its source on Dartmoor it flows in a generally southerly direction past some of the best-preserved archaeological remains on the moor. It leaves the moor at the town of Ivybridge and continues southward, passing the settlements of Ermington, Modbury and Holbeton. Near Holbeton it becomes a ria and empties into the English Channel in Bigbury Bay, between the rivers Yealm and Avon.