River Wiske
| River Wiske Foulbroke (Foul Brook) | |
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River Wiske close to its confluence with the River Swale | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Stony Lane Beck and Carr Beck nr Ingleby Arncliffe |
| • coordinates | 54°23′10″N 1°19′25″W / 54.38611°N 1.32361°W |
| • elevation | 69 metres (226 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Swale nr Kirby Wiske |
• coordinates | 54°14′38″N 1°26′19″W / 54.24389°N 1.43861°W |
• elevation | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Length | 46.9 kilometres (29.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 215.5 square kilometres (83.2 sq mi) |
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The River Wiske is a tributary of the River Swale in Yorkshire, England. The Wiske gives its name to several villages it passes through. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word wisca meaning a water meadow. It was once known as the Foulbroke, a name for which some writers commented that it was well deserved.
The river was maintained by the River Wiske Internal Drainage Board, which was part of the Shires Group of IDBs. It is within the national character areas (NCAs) of the Vale of Mowbray and the Tees Lowlands.