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River Team aka Kyo Burn, Houghwell Burn, Houghall Burn, Causey Burn, Causey Gill, Beamish Burn, Urpeth Burn, The Gut
Mouth: Teams, Gateshead
Source: Annfield Plain, County Durham
Length: 23.158km [1]
Catchment Area: 85.064km² [1]
Tributary Of: River Tyne
Etymology: Brittonic tā-m, with the prefix tā meaning melting, thawing, dissolving.
Regions:
North East
Counties:
Tyne and Wear (Ceremonial, Postal)
County Durham (Ceremonial, Historical, Postal)
Quick Trivia:
River Team is said to be the original course of the River Wear prior to the last Ice Age, an would thus make the Wear a tributary of the River Tyne anciently.
River Team is culverted in the middle of Kingsway through the Team Valley Trading Estate up until Lamesley.
44 Common Carp catches have been recorded at the River Team. [2]
The Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.
River Team has a tributary named the Black Dene Burn. [3]
Removing culverts has been proposed. [3]
Image taken 5th October 2025.
Depicts River Team's mouth at the Tyne in Dunston and not far from the historic Dunston Staiths.
Going through many name changes, the Team flows through historical lands such as Beamish, and makes up the Tyne and Wear-County Durham border. It gives its name to the Team Valley and Teams area, and flows into the River Tyne at the location of the Dunston Staiths.
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Edited: 5th December 2025 [20:58] - 5th Page Created
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