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{{Short description|River in east Cornwall, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Coord|50.379|-4.264|region:GB-DEV_type:landmark|display=title}}
[[File:MapRiversSoutheastCornwallUK.gif|thumb|A sketchmap of the [[River Tamar]] south of [[Launceston, Cornwall|Launceston]] showing tributaries including the River Lynher]]
{{River Lynher Routemap}}

The '''River Lynher''' ({{langx|kw|Linar}})<ref>[http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)]: [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel]. [[Cornish Language Partnership]].</ref> (or '''St Germans River''' downstream from its confluence with the [[River Tiddy|Tiddy]]) flows through east [[Cornwall]], England, and enters the [[River Tamar]] at the [[Hamoaze]], which in turn flows into [[Plymouth Sound]].

==Navigation==
The [[normal tidal limit]] is a [[weir]] upstream of [[Notter Bridge]].<ref>[[Ordnance Survey]] mapping</ref> [[St Germans, Cornwall|St Germans]] is a historic fishing village situated on the River Tiddy just upstream of its confluence with the Lynher. The [[Quay Sailing Club]] are based at St Germans Quay. The [[Queen's Harbour Master]] for Plymouth<ref>[http://www.gov.uk/government/groups/qhm-plymouth Queen's Harbour Master Plymouth]</ref> is responsible for managing navigation on the tidal Lynher and its tributaries (up to the normal tidal limits).<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2029/made The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999]</ref>

[[File:River Lynher towards Saltash - geograph.org.uk - 356419.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.5|The River Lynher near [[Saltash]], as seen from the [[Antony House|Antony estate]]]]

==Geography==
The river is about 21 miles (34&nbsp;km long), rising at a height of about 920 feet (280m) on [[Bodmin Moor]] and flowing into the Tamar Estuary near [[Plymouth]]. It has four main tributaries, the largest of which is the [[River Tiddy]]. The smaller tributaries include [[Deans Brook]], [[Withey Brook]], [[Marke Valley]] and [[Darleyford]] streams and Kelly Brook.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston''. {{ISBN|978-0-319-23146-3}}.</ref><ref name=CRP>{{cite web|title=River Catchments - LYNHER and TIDDY|url=http://www.cornwallriversproject.org.uk/geography/lynher.htm|publisher=Cornwall Rivers Project|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

==Ecology==
The Lynher and its tributaries are largely used for rod and line fishing, particularly for [[brown trout]] and [[Atlantic salmon]].

Its estuary is a designated [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lynher Estuary|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004001.pdf|publisher=[[Natural England]]|year=1987|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> and also a [[Special Protection Area]]. Many species of animals can be found here, including the [[common kingfisher|kingfisher]], [[Eurasian otter|otter]], [[white-throated dipper]], [[pied avocet|avocet]], and [[black-tailed godwit]]; the triangular club-rush ([[scirpus]]) also grows on the banks. The estuary, along with the [[Tamar–Tavy Estuary]] system and [[St John, Cornwall|St John's Lake]], form the ''Tamar Estuaries Complex'' [[Special Protection Area]] (SPA),<ref name=SPA>{{cite web|title=Tamar Estuaries Complex|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2033|publisher=[[Joint Nature Conservation Committee]]|access-date=11 November 2011|year=2001}}</ref> as well as forming part of the ''[[Plymouth Sound]] and Estuaries'' [[Special Area of Conservation]] (SAC).<ref name=SAC>{{cite web|title=Plymouth Sound and Estuaries|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0013111|publisher=[[Joint Nature Conservation Committee]]|access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>

Park Wood, in the Lyhner valley {{convert|2|mi|km}} south-west of [[Callington, Cornwall|Callington]] off the [[A390 road]], is also designated an SSSI for its [[Flora and fauna of Cornwall|biological]] interest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park Wood|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001504.pdf|publisher=[[Natural England]]|access-date=8 November 2011|year=1988}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
* [[Stara Bridge]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|River Lynher}}

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[[Category:Cornish Killas]]
[[Category:Nature Conservation Review sites]]
[[Category:River navigations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Rivers of Cornwall]]
[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall]]
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