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[[File:West Okement River - geograph.org.uk - 683421.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The West Okement River]] | [[File:West Okement River - geograph.org.uk - 683421.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The West Okement River]] | ||
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The '''West Okement''' is a river in | The '''West Okement''' is a river in northern [[Dartmoor]] in [[Devon]]. It rises at West Okement Head near [[Cranmere Pool]] in the middlemost heart of the High Moor and flows in a generally north-westerly direction past Black-a-Tor Copse and into Meldon Reservoir. | ||
After leaving the reservoir, the West Okement flows in a generally north-easterly direction towards [[Okehampton]], where it joins the [[East Okement River]] to form the [[Okement River]]. | After leaving the reservoir, the West Okement flows in a generally north-easterly direction towards [[Okehampton]], where it joins the [[East Okement River]] to form the [[Okement River]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 3 June 2016
The West Okement is a river in northern Dartmoor in Devon. It rises at West Okement Head near Cranmere Pool in the middlemost heart of the High Moor and flows in a generally north-westerly direction past Black-a-Tor Copse and into Meldon Reservoir.
After leaving the reservoir, the West Okement flows in a generally north-easterly direction towards Okehampton, where it joins the East Okement River to form the Okement River.
Its total length is roughly 10 miles.
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- Location map: 50°47’38"N, 4°1’19"W