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River Severn
The River Severn (Welsh: ''Afon Hafren'', Latin: ''Sabrina'') is the longest river in the United Kingdom, at about .〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Frankwell Flood Alleviation Scheme, Shrewsbury )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The River Severn Facts )〕 It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. It then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, with the county towns of Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester on its banks. With an average discharge of 107 m³/s at Apperley, Gloucestershire, the Severn is the greatest river in terms of water flow in England and Wales.
The river is usually considered to become the Severn Estuary after the Second Severn Crossing between Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire and Sudbrook, Monmouthshire. The river then discharges into the Bristol Channel which in turn discharges into the Celtic Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean. The Severn's drainage basin area is , excluding the River Wye and Bristol Avon which flow into the Severn Estuary. The major tributaries to the Severn are the Vyrnwy, Clywedog, Teme, Warwickshire Avon and Stour.
==Etymology and mythology==
The name Severn is thought to derive from a Celtic original name ''
*sabrinn-â'', of uncertain meaning.〔(Etymology of ''Hafren'' )〕 That name then developed in different languages to become ''Sabrina'' to the Romans, ''Hafren'' in Welsh, and Severn in English. A folk etymology later developed, deriving the name from a mythical story of a nymph, Sabrina, who drowned in the river. Sabrina is also the goddess of the River Severn in Brythonic mythology. The story of Sabrina is featured in Milton's ''Comus''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author=Liam Rogers )〕 There is a statue of 'Sabrina' in the Dingle Gardens at the Quarry, Shrewsbury, as well as a metal sculpture erected in 2013 also in the town.〔(Shropshire Star ) 26 June 2013〕 As the Severn becomes tidal the associated deity changed to Nodens, who was represented mounted on a seahorse, riding on the crest of the Severn bore.〔Clucas, P. (1985) ''Britain – The Landscape Below''. Guildford: Colour Library Books. ISBN 0-86283-174-1〕
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