Ure-Ouse

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is one of the Longest Rivers in the United Kingdom and is roughly 74 miles (119 km) long from its headwaters to its confluence with the River Ouse. It is the main river in Wensleydale, the only major dale that is currently called a hamlet rather than its river. Yoredale, named for the river that passes through it, was the valley's previous name. The Ure is one of several rivers and canals that drain the Dales into the Ouse. The River Swale and the River Skell are two of the Ure's tributaries.

The river begins at Ure Head on Abbotside Common and runs west-south-west to the valley level before turning south. When it meets the A684, it heads east down Wensleydale until it reaches Wensley. It runs southeast from here to Jervaulx Abbey, then south to Mickley. It then goes east and then south to return to Ripon. It returns to Boroughbridge a little distance after Ripon. The River Swale joins the Ure to the east of Boroughbridge. The river changes its name to the River Ouse about 6 miles (9.7 km) downstream of this junction, at Cuddy Shaw Reach Linton-on-Ouse.

Length: 129 miles