Editing York (section)

===Water===
York's location on the River Ouse, and in the centre of the Vale of York, means that it has always had a significant position in the nation's transport system.<ref name="VCH"/> The city grew up as a river port at the confluence of the Ouse and the Foss. The Ouse was originally a [[tidal river]], accessible to seagoing ships of the time. Today, both of these rivers remain navigable, although the Foss is only navigable for a short distance above the confluence. A [[Lock (water navigation)|lock]] at [[Naburn]] on the Ouse to the south of York means that the river in York is no longer tidal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers/river-ouse|title=River Ouse|publisher=Canal & River Trust|access-date=23 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908144027/http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers/river-ouse|archive-date=8 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Until the end of the 20th century, the Ouse was used by [[barge]]s to carry freight between York and the [[Port of Hull|port of]] [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. The last significant such traffic was the supply of [[newsprint]] to the local newspaper's Foss-side print works, which continued until 1997. Today, navigation is almost exclusively leisure-oriented.

{{wide image|York night.JPG|1000px|align-cap=center|Panorama of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]] looking south from Lendal Bridge}}