The River Lune is a river in County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

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The Lune rises close to Lune Head Farm at the confluence of Lune Head Beck and Cleve Beck. Lune Head Beck itself is formed by the meeting of Connypot Beck and Goal Sike, flowing eastward from Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

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The river flows eastward through Lunedale to Selset Reservoir

Selset Reservoir

Selset Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Lune Valley which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 5 miles west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and is owned by Northumbrian Water. It was built in 1960 and its main use is...

, after which it turns north east and feeds Grassholme Reservoir

Grassholme Reservoir

Grassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Lune Valley which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and Teeside and is owned by Northumbrian Water. Its main recreational use is...

, before continuing to join the River Tees

River Tees

The River Tees is in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar.-Geography:...

 at Mickleton

Mickleton, County Durham

Mickleton is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the...

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Tributaries (from source)

• Cleve Beck
  • Rayback Sike
• Lune Head Beck
  • Connypot Beck
  • Goal Sike
• Long Grain
• Rennygill Sike
• Dowhill Sike
• Grow Sike
• Soulgill Beck
• Rowantree Beck
• Hargill Beck