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SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
List: Top Ten Longest Rivers in the United Kingdom
Date: 2007
Source: Pringles World Atlas
Base: All rivers in the UK
Notes: The Yorkshire Ouse and the River Swale were they combined would be 114 miles (183 km) long, and could therefore be included in 7th place after the River Tay.
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Rank
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River
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Length (Km)
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Length (miles)
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1.
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River Severn
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354
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220
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2.
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River Thames
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346
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215
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3.
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River Trent
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297
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185
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4.
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River Great Ouse
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230
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143
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5.
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River Wye
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215
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135
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6.
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River Tay
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188
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117
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7.
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River Spey
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172
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107
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8.
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River Clyde
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172
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106
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9.
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River Tweed
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96
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155
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10.
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River Nene
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91
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148
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