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Tees

American

[teez] / tiz /

noun

a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.

Tees British

/ tiːz /

noun

a river in N England, rising in the N Pennines and flowing southeast and east to the North Sea at Middlesbrough. Length: 113 km (70 miles)

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The Eels of Steel scheme, funded by Natural England, aims to accelerate the recovery of the type of fish in the Tees catchment.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust said local departments had "extensive links" with community and voluntary services, to which patients could be referred.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

"A real highlight of the last few months has been the People Powered exhibition, all about the River Tees," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Rea's cousin and fellow musician Adrian Rea told BBC Radio Tees due to his relative's failing health "we half expected the worse but thought he'd at least see the new year in".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Passing with that Way the two great rivers the Tyne and the Tees, it continued to Catterick, where it divided into two branches.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

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