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Blackwater River (River Axe)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Blackwater River is a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long river in the counties of Dorset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises to the north of Marshwood in Dorset, flowing north and west to join the River Axe at a point north of Axminster in Devon. For most of its length it forms the county boundary between Dorset and Devon.

Flows through: United Kingdom.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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