- River Washburn
Infobox River | river_name = River Washburn
origin = Washburn Head
mouth =River Wharfe near Pool
basin_countries =England
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watershed = The River Washburn is ariver inYorkshire ,England . It originates high in theYorkshire Dales and ends where it meets theRiver Wharfe .Course
The river's source is at Washburn Head, just south of
Stump Cross and from there flows southwards viaThruscross Reservoir ,Blubberhouses ,Fewston Reservoir ,Swinsty Reservoir andLindley Wood Reservoir before joining theRiver Wharfe just north-west ofPool-in-Wharfedale .Reservoirs
The Washburn has been dammed to a series of four reservoirs, all built to supply water to the city of
Leeds . The lower three (Lindley Wood, Swinsty and Fewston) were built at the end on the 19th century, while the fourth, Thruscross, was delayed until the 1960s. [cite book|author=Bowtell, Harold D| title=Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam| publisher=Plateway Press| year=1991| id=ISBN 1-871980-09-7]Further reading
*The Washburn by Tom Bradley (published 1895, reprinted 1988)
*Washburn Valley Yesterday Vol II by David Alred. ISBN 1-85825-160-5ee also
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Rivers of the United Kingdom References
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