The River Wear near Ireshopeburn
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The River Wear near Ireshopeburn
Image: © Uncredited Taken: 29 Sep 2004
Just upstream of the Blackdene Mine Bridge, the River Wear gets channelled through a band of hard rock. One moment the river is wide and relatively lazy, the next moment it rushes through a narrow chute.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.744525
Longitude
-2.206722