River Tees

The River Tees (/tiːz/), in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles (137 km) to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough.[1] The modern day history of the river has been tied with the industries on Teesside in its lower reaches, where it has provided the means of import and export of goods to and from the North East England. The need for water further downstream also meant that reservoirs were built in the extreme upper reaches, such as Cow Green.[2]

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River Tees
High Force on the River Tees
Path of the Tees
Location
Country	England
Region	Cumbria, Durham, Yorkshire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cross Fell
• coordinates	54.7006°N 2.4673°W / 54.7006; -2.4673
• elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Mouth	North Sea
• location	between Hartlepool and Redcar
• coordinates	54.6483°N 1.1474°W / 54.6483; -1.1474
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	85 mi (137 km)
Basin size	1,834 km2 (708 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Harwood Beck, Hudeshope Beck, Eggleston Burn, Skerne, Billingham Beck
• right	Maize Beck, Lune, Balder, Greta, Leven

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Legend
Source of River Tees Troutbeck Cow Green Reservoir Cauldron Snout waterfall Maize Beck Harwood Beck Mill Race Kirk Sike Fell Dike Sike Skyer Beck Blea Beck Smithy Sike High Force waterfall Caldron Sike Holwick Head Bridge Low Force waterfall Wynch Bridge Stony Beck Bow Lee Beck Holwick Beck Unthank Beck Park Beck Hudeshope Beck B6277 road River Lune Eggleston Burn River Balder Deepdale Beck Barnard Castle  A67  Abbey road River Greta Whorlton Bridge Whorlton Beck Peg Beck B6274 road B6275 road Piercebridge Beck Ulnaby Beck  A1(M)  Tees Cottage Pumping Station  A66  Clow Beck River Skerne  A167  East Coast Main Line Dalton Batts Low Hall Bridge Neasham Hall Bridge Girsby Bridge Neasham Hill Tidal limit until 1995 Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line  A135  River Leven Brecon Beck Jubilee Bridge (Queen Elizabeth Way) A66 road (Surtees Bridge) Tees Valley Line (Surtees Rail Bridge)  A135  (Victoria Bridge) Teesquay Teesquay Millennium Footbridge Princess Diana Bridge Infinity Bridge Mandale Cut Tees Barrage Tees Barrage Tees Barrage International White Water Course Tidal limit from 1995 Old River Tees (tidal) Portrack Cut Lustrum Beck  A19  (Tees Viaduct)  A1032  (Newport Bridge) Billingham Beck Tees Transporter Bridge Middlesbrough Dock Priestman Road (footbridge) Dry docks Teesport Redcar Bulk Terminal (right bank), Seal Sands (left bank) Seal Sands nature reserve Greatham Creek Seaton-on-Tees Teesmouth national nature reserve River mouth (North Sea)