Port of River Fowey
GBRVF🇬🇧United Kingdom
Port Location
About Port of River Fowey
This harbor on the River Fowey estuary in Cornwall, UK, handles bulk cargo. It is accessible to larger vessels for the final 7 miles of the river. Pilotage and tugs are compulsory.
Background
The River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its source is at Fowey Well about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, not far from one of its tributaries rising at Dozmary Pool and Colliford Lake. The Fowey River passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, then broadens below Milltown before joining the English Channel at Fowey. The estuary is called Uzell. It is only navigable by larger craft for the last 7 miles (11 km). From Fowey, there is a passenger ferry to Polruan and a car ferry to Bodinnick. The first road crossing going upstream is in Lostwithiel. The river has seven tributaries, the largest being the River Lerryn. The section of the Fowey Valley between Doublebois and Bodmin Parkway railway station is known as the Glynn Valley. The valley is the route of both the A38 trunk road and the railway line. The railway line is carried on eight stone viaducts along this stretch.Current Conditions
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Vessel Limits
- Channel Depth
- 13ft
- Tidal Range
- 6ft
- Elevation
- 32m
Operations & Services
- Port of Entry
- Yes
- Pilotage Compulsory
- Yes
- Tug Assistance
- Yes
- Cranes
- Mobile
- Drydock
- U
- Repair Code
- C
References & Identifiers
- WPI No.
- 35340 →
- GeoNames ID
- 2649124 →
- Wikidata
- Q1212567 →
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
Identification
- UN/LOCODE
- GBRVF
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Time Zone
- UTC+0
- Feature Type
- HBR (Harbor)
Classification
- Type
- Port
- Harbor Type
- River natural
- Shelter
- Excellent
Region
- Subdivision
- GB-CON
- Latitude
- 50.4000°
- Longitude
- -4.5833°
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