Editing River Exe (section)

{{Short description|River in Devon and Somerset, England}}
{{for|the river in Hampshire formerly known as the River Exe|Beaulieu River}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox river
| name = River Exe
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| name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP -->
| image = Exe estuary from balloon.jpg
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| image_caption = The Exe Estuary from a balloon over Exeter. The M5 motorway is in the foreground, [[Topsham, Devon|Topsham]] on the left bank just beyond, and [[Exmouth, Devon|Exmouth]] at the river mouth opposite Dawlish Warren.
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| pushpin_map_caption = <!---------------------- LOCATION -->
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[England]]
| subdivision_type2 = Counties
| subdivision_name2 = [[Devon]], [[Somerset]]
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| subdivision_type5 = Settlements
| subdivision_name5 = [[Exeter]], [[Tiverton, Devon|Tiverton]], [[Exmouth]]
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| length_km = 96
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| discharge1_location = [[Thorverton]]
| discharge1_min = {{convert|0.44|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}27&nbsp;August&nbsp;1976
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|15.89|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_max = {{convert|492.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}4&nbsp;December&nbsp;1960
| discharge2_location = [[Stoodleigh]]
| discharge2_min = 
| discharge2_avg = {{convert|12.41|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| discharge3_location = [[Pixton Park|Pixton]]
| discharge3_min = 
| discharge3_avg = {{convert|4.47|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge3_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES -->
| source1 = Exe Head
| source1_location = near [[Simonsbath]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|51|09|33|N|3|47|12|W|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|440|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = [[Lyme Bay]]
| mouth_location = [[English Channel]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|36|53|N|3|25|30|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}
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| tributaries_left = [[River Haddeo]], [[River Culm]], [[River Clyst]]
| tributaries_right = [[River Barle]], [[River Creedy]]
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[[File:Exeter as seen from the River.jpg|thumb|left|'Exeter as seen from the River'. Watercolour on paper by [[John White Abbott]]]]
{{Location map+ |Devon
|relief = 1
|caption= Map showing the location of source and mouth within Somerset and Devon
| places =
   {{Location map~ |Devon
   | label = Exe mouth
   | background = darkseagreen
   |lat        = 50.614722
   |long       =  -3.425
   }}
   {{Location map~ |Devon
   | label = Exe head
   | background = darkseagreen
   |lat        = 51.159167
   |long       = -3.786667
   }} 
|float      = right
|background = white
|width      = 260
}}
[[Image:ExeEstuaryAtPowderham.jpg|thumb|right|The Exe Estuary with the Belvedere tower of the [[Powderham Castle]] estate visible in the background.]]
[[File:Exeter from Trew’s Weir.jpg|thumb|right|'Exeter from Trew’s Weir' circa 1799. Watercolour on paper by [[Thomas Girtin]]]]
The '''River Exe''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|k|s}} {{respell|EKS|'}}) is a [[river]] in England that [[source (river)|rises]] at Exe Head, near the village of [[Simonsbath]], on [[Exmoor]] in [[Somerset]], {{convert|5.2|mi|km}} from the [[Bristol Channel]] coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in [[Devon]]. It flows for 60 miles (96&nbsp;km)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=c0KuCwAAQBAJ&dq=exe+gazetteer&pg=PA190 ''The Statesman’s Year-Book World Gazetteer'' ed. John Paxton]</ref> and reaches the sea at a substantial [[ria]], the [[Exe Estuary]], on the south ([[English Channel]]) coast of Devon.  Historically, its [[lowest bridging point]] was the [[Old Exe Bridge]] in [[Exeter]], the largest settlement on the river, but there is now a viaduct for the [[M5 motorway]] about {{convert|2|mi|km}} south of the city centre.