West Lyn River
| West Lyn River | |
| River | |
 Glen Lyn Gorge
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| Country | England |
|---|---|
| County | Somerset |
| Source | |
| - location | Benjamy, The Chains, Somerset, England |
| - elevation | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
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| Secondary source | Barbrook |
| - location | near Ilkerton Ridge, Devon, England |
| - elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
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| Mouth | Lynmouth |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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The West Lyn is a river in England which rises high in Exmoor, Somerset, and joins the East Lyn at Lynmouth in Devon.
The upper reaches have been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, because of the geomorphological landforms created in the 1952 flood.[1]
The lower reaches of the river towards Lynmouth, known as the Glen Lyn Gorge, is a tourist attraction including a museum about the local water cycle, the floods of 1952, and a small hydroelectric plant.
Water is piped from the river to generate hydroelectric power for the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, which is a water-balance funicular railway.
References
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