Editing Dartmoor (section)

===Rivers===
[[File:ErmeIvybridge.jpg|thumb|left|[[River Erme]] at [[Ivybridge]]]]

The high ground of Dartmoor forms the [[drainage basin|catchment area]] for many of Devon's rivers. As well as shaping the landscape, these have traditionally provided a source of power for moor industries such as [[Dartmoor tin-mining|tin mining]] and quarrying.

The moor takes its name from the [[River Dart]], which starts as the [[East Dart River|East Dart]] and [[West Dart River|West Dart]] and then becomes a single river at [[Dartmeet]]. It leaves the moor at [[Buckfastleigh]], flowing through [[Totnes]] below where it opens up into a long [[ria]], reaching the sea at [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]]. Other rivers flowing from Dartmoor include the [[River Teign|Teign]], the [[River Taw|Taw]], the [[River Tavy|Tavy]], the [[River Avon, Devon|Avon]], and the [[River Lyd, Devon|Lyd]].

Some of the rivers in Dartmoor have been dammed to create [[Dartmoor reservoirs|reservoirs for drinking water]], including the River Avon<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avon Dam, Devon|url=https://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/avon-dam |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=South West Lakes Trust|date=20 December 2018 }}</ref> and the South Teign River (Fernworthy Reservoir).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teign-catchment.co.uk/from-source-to-chagford/|title=Source Area|last=Gearing|first=David|work=The Teign Catchment|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>