River Tyne

River Tyne
River Tyne Gateshead Quayside
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Tyne
  locationAlston Moor, Cumbria, England
2nd sourceNorth Tyne
  locationDeadwater Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, England
MouthTynemouth
  location
Tynemouth, North Tyneside, England
  coordinates
55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W / 55.01028°N 1.41889°W / 55.01028; -1.41889
Length118 km (73 mi)
Basin size2,933 km2 (1,132 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationBywell
  average44.6 m3/s (1,580 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftRiver Derwent

The River Tyne /ˈtn/ is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km). It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.

The Tyne Rivers Trust measure the whole Tyne catchment as 2,936 km2 (1,134 square miles), containing 4,399 km (2,733 miles) of waterways.