Severn
Americannoun
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a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
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a city in central Maryland.
noun
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a river in E Wales and W England, rising in Powys and flowing northeast and east into England, then south to the Bristol Channel. Length: about 354 km (220 miles)
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a river in SE central Canada, in Ontario, flowing northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)
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Extra water is being released from reservoirs to support flows on the Clwyd and Wye as well as the river Severn in the south east and the Dee in north-east Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Severn Trent said measures people could take to reduce their usage included:
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Severn Trent Water breached its wastewater obligations but avoided a fine after taking "genuine accountability" to fix the problems, the industry regulator has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Ofwat said that unlike the previous seven cases, Severn Trent "proactively identified problems in its own network" and "began putting them right" before the enforcement case was opened.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
My family'd follow Mercy Watt's old man gaff-catchin' round the Vale of Evesham, down the Severn Valley, tradin' horses with other Romanies an' farmers an' breeders an' that.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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