Devil's Water

Mouth: Corbridge, Northumberland

Source: Broadwell House, Northumberland

Length: 26.339km [1][2]

Catchment Area: 56.761km² [1][2]

Tributary Of: River Tyne

Etymology: Brittonic origin, meaning black stream

Regions:

• North East

Counties:

• Northumberland

Quick Trivia:

• The Battle of Hexham was fought close to Devil's Water. [3]

• The source of Devil's Water and River Derwent are 3 kilometres apart.

Devil's Water rises from catchments not far from Broadwell House. After flowing east for about 1.5km, it heads northward and flows by Steel, Northumberland, before the course then flows eastward again. At this point, Rowley Burn flows into the Devil's Water, and the stream flows under the Peth Foot Bridge. Heading north, it flows by Newbiggin, and by Linnels. It continues and flows beneath the Corbridge Railway Station, to where it flows into the River Tyne at Devil's Water's mouth.

Course (Mouth to Source)

• Birchey Sike

• Barleywell Strand

• West Dipton Burn

• Heron's Burn

• Rowley Burn

• Hall Burn

• Cobble Burn

• Raw Burn

• Apperley Burn

• Embley Burn