(North of the Trent drainage, flowing to the North Sea)

PLAYSPOTS
RIVER AIRE (Aire Wave) - a big fun (but dirty!) playwave at the right level.
RIVER AIRE (Castleford Weir) - an alternative playspot to the Aire wave.
RIVER CALDER (Sowerby Bridge Whitewater Course) - a good training facility.
RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Howsham Weir) - playspot being maintained by YUCC. (photos)
RIVER OUSE (Linton Weir) - A popular playspot.
RIVER TEES (Tees Barrage International White Water Centre) - the recently upgraded artificial whitewater course. (photos)
EASY WHITEWATER/ TOURING RIVERSRIVER BAIN - England's shortest river?
RIVER CALDER (Sowerby Bridge Whitewater Course to Brighouse) - grade 2 with weirs.
RIVER COQUET (Alnwinton to Rothbury) - Bouncy grade 2.
RIVER DEARNE (Darfield to Confluence with the River Don at Conisbrough) - South Yorkshire touring.
RIVER DERWENT (County Durham Derwent) - easy whitewater in the northeast.
RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Malton to Stamford Bridge)
RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Kexby to Wheldrake Ings)
RIVER DERWENT(Yorkshire Derwent, Breighton to Barmsby)
RIVER DON - easy whitewater near Sheffield.
RIVER DON (Doncaster Prison to Barnby Dun) - some interesting weirs.
RIVER ESK (Egton to Sleights)
RIVER HULL (Driffield to Beverley)
RIVER HULL (Rowing Club to Humber confluence) - a chance to relish the centre of Hull.
RIVER OUSE (Source to York) - easy touring.
RIVER OUSE (Rawcliffe to Fulford) - touring through the centre of York.
RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Slaggyford to Haltwhistle) - easy touring.
RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Haydon Bridge to Hexham) - easier than the North Tyne.
RIVER SWALE (Annerside Bridge to Grinton) - mellow touring in beautiful countryside.
RIVER SWALE (Grinton to Richmond) - mellow touring in beautiful countryside.
RIVER SWALE (Richmond to Catterick) - an intro to whitewater with a nice playwave.
RIVER SWALE (Catterick to Ure Confluence) - multi-day touring.
RIVER TEES (Newbiggin to Middleton-in-Teesdale) - flat stretch joining up the low force and race course sections.
RIVER TEES (Winston to Piercebridge) - a great intro to mellow whitewater.
RIVER TEES (Neasham to Over Dinsdale) - plenty of wildlife.
RIVER URE (West Tanfield to Ouse) - multi-day touring.
RIVER WEAR (Eastgate to Stanhope)
RIVER WEAR (Stanhope to Wolsingham)
RIVER WEAR (Wolsingham to Witton-le-Wear)
RIVER WEAR (Bishop Auckland to Sunderland Bridge)
RIVER WEAR (Sunderland Bridge to Durham)
RIVER WEAR (Durham City to Finchale Priory)
RIVER WEAR (Finchale Priory to Chester-le-Street)
RIVER WHARFE (Hubberholme to Kettlewell)
RIVER WHARFE (Grassington to Barden Bridge) - includes Appletreewick rapid. (photos)
RIVER WHARFE (Bolton to Ilkley)
RIVER WHARFE (Ilkley to Otley)
WHORLTON BECK - blink and you'll miss it; a tiny fun tributary of the Tees. (photos)
WIDDALE BECK - A short, easy trib of the Ure near Hawes. (photos)
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS
RIVER ALLEN (Cupola Bridge to River South Tyne confluence) - a gem of the Northeast. (photos)
ASHGILL BECK - a tributary of the upper South Tyne.
RIVER BALDER - tree ditch Tees trib. (photos)
BLACK BROOK - an industrial adventure in West Yorkshire. (photos)
CHIRDON BURN - a short section of waterfalls in the Kielder Forest. (photos)
COWSIDE BECK - Great spate trib of the Skirfare flowing into Arncliffe. (photos)
DEVILS WATER - the coolest named river in the NE. (photos)
RIVER EAST ALLEN (Sinderdale Ford to Allendale Town) - an adventurous spate trip in Northumberland.
LITTLE EGGLESHOPE BECK - as obscure as ditch paddling gets! (photos)
EGGLESTON BURN - a spate River Tees tributary. (photos)
RIVER ESK (Houlyke to Egton Bridge) - a varied spate stream on the North York Moors.
FLUSHIEMERE BECK - a rarely paddleable waterfall run near the upper Tees. (photos)
RIVER GRETA (Rutherford to the Tees confluence) - if it's rained really hard... (photos)
GREEN FIELD BECK (Source to Beckermond) - spate stream forming the Wharfe.
HARDEN BECK - Spate trib of the Aire including Goit Stock Waterfall.
HEBDEN WATER - West Yorkshire's best WW?
HUDESHOPE BECK - spate beck flowing into the Tees at Middleton-in-Teesdale.
ICKORNSHAW BECK - spate beck near Colne.
KEX BECK - rarely runnable steep tributary of the Wharfe.
RIVER NORTH TYNE - the home of the Tyne Tours. (photos)
OSMOND CROFT BECK - short Tees 'rockslide' tributary. (photos)
OUGHTERSHAW BECK - one of the sources of the Wharfe.
OUSE BURN - Urban spate boating in central Newcastle.
PEN-Y-GHENT GILL - Great spate trib of the Skirfare.
ROOKHOPE BURN - an unusual tributary of the Wear. (photos)
RIVER SKIRFARE - a 'wire fence slalom' tributary of the Wharfe.
SLEIGHTHOLME BECK - a rarely run trib of the Greta with a dodgy looking gorge.
SPURLSWOOD BECK - a small beck between Teesdale and Weardale. (photos)
RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Tynehead to Garrigill) - spate paddling at the source.
RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Garrigill to Alston) - spate grade 2-3 paddling.
RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Alston to Slaggyford) - a good spate trip.
RIVER TEES (High Force to Wynch Bridge) - the most spectacular put-in in the UK? (photos)
RIVER TEES (Below Low Force) - a short, but worthwhile addition to the High Force to Low Force stretch.
RIVER TEES (Middleton in Teesdale to Barnard Castle) - including the 'racecourse' section. (photos)
RIVER TEES (Barnard Castle to Whorlton Falls) - including Abbey Rapids. (photos)
RIVER TEES (Whorlton Falls to Winston Bridge) - addition to the classic section above. (photos)
RIVER TILL (Etal Village to Twizel Village) - easy ww trip in Northumbria.
RIVER URE (Aysgarth Falls to Wensley Bridge) - An easy trip with a few harder falls/ portages.
RIVER URE (Hack Falls to West Tanfield) - a good spot for learning WW skills. (photos)
RIVER WASHBURN - the saviour of the north in Summer! (photos)
RIVER WEAR (Wear Head to Eastgate) - good grade 3 fun in spate. (photos)
RIVER WEST ALLEN - a spate tributary of the Allen, near Hexham. (photos)
WEST BECK - a fun spate tributary of the Esk, near Whitby. (photos)
RIVER WHARFE (above Hubberholme) - a scenic spate run. (photos)
RIVER WHARFE (Kettlewell to Grassington) - A popular Yorkshire trip. (photos)
RIVER WHARFE (Barden Bridge to Bolton Bridge) - including the 'Strid' rapid. (photos)
WHITSUNDALE BECK An addition to the Upper Swale in high water.
VERY DIFFICULT/ EXTREME WHITEWATER RIVERSRIVER SWALE (Hoggarth's Bridge to Muker) - a crunchy waterfall paddle. (photos)
SWINDALE BECK - crunchy waterfall beck near Brough. (photos)
RIVER TEES (Cauldron Snout) - it's going to hurt... (photos)
Can't see a guide to the river you're looking for? Click here to discuss missing guides and work-in-progress.
Read full article