East Dart River

The East Dart River is one of the two main tributaries of the River Dart in Devon, England.

East Dart
The clapper bridge crossing of the East Dart, at Postbridge
Location
Country	England
County	Devon
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kit Rock, Whinney's Down
• elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Mouth	Dartmeet
• coordinates	50.5428°N 3.8756°W / 50.5428; -3.8756
• elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Length	16.3 km (10.1 mi)

Its source is to the west of Whitehorse Hill and slightly south of Cranmere Pool on Dartmoor. It flows south and then south-west for around 9 km to reach the village of Postbridge where it is spanned by a well-known clapper bridge.

Before reaching Postbridge the river swings to the east, and then to north-east, flowing between clitter (boulder) strewn steep slopes before once again flowing south.

Just above Postbridge the river drops around 2 metres in a short distance and the point is referred to as "Waterfall".

The "Waterfall" on the East Dart.

It continues south past Bellever to Dartmeet where it joins the West Dart.^[1]