River Holford

River Holford
River
The River Holford in Holford Combe
Country	England
State	Somerset
City	Holford
Source	Lady's Fountain Spring, Frog Combe
- location	Halsway, Quantock Hills, Somerset, England
- elevation	820 ft (250 m)
- coordinates	51°8′20″N 3°12′56″W / 51.13889°N 3.21556°W / 51.13889; -3.21556
Mouth
- location	Kilve, Somerset, England
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)
- coordinates	51°11′34″N 3°13′37″W / 51.19278°N 3.22694°W / 51.19278; -3.22694
Length	4.5 mi (7 km)

The River Holford is located in the east Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Somerset England.

It is approximately 4.5 miles (7 km) long. Its source is at Lady's Fountain Spring, Frog Combe which is near Halsway and 250 m above sea level^[1] before flowing past Holford towards its mouth at Kilve.^[2]

The river is used as an outdoor classroom for students of Fluvial Geomorphology.^[3]

The geology of the river consists of three different rock types at the top of the river there is the Devonian Quartzite(Metamorphic), in the middle of the river there is the Permo-Triassic Marl(Sedimentary) and the lower part of the river consists of Jurassic Limestone(Sedimentary). The first two rock types are impermeable meaning there is little drainage for the river but the river depth becomes smaller as the water flows over the permeable limstone which will allow water to pass through. Quartzite is also very resistant to chemical weathering and can form ridges.

References

External links

• Holford River from Quontocks Online