River Axe (Bristol Channel)

River Axe
The Axe emerging from the limestone at Wookey Hole Caves
Location
Country	England
County	Somerset
District	Somerset Levels
Cities	Wookey, Henton
Physical characteristics
Source	Mendip Hills
• location	Wookey Hole Caves, Mendip, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°13′41″N 2°40′17″W / 51.22806°N 2.67139°W / 51.22806; -2.67139
Mouth	Weston Bay
• location	Brean Down, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°19′15″N 2°59′34″W / 51.32083°N 2.99278°W / 51.32083; -2.99278
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Mark Yeo
• right	Lox Yeo River, Cheddar Yeo

The River Axe is a river in South West England. The river is formed by water entering swallets in the limestone and rises from the ground at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, and runs through a V-shaped valley. The geology of the area is limestone and the water reaches Wookey Hole in a series of underground channels that have eroded through the soluble limestone. The river mouth is in Weston Bay on the Bristol Channel.

The river was navigable from the Middle Ages until 1915, during early centuries of which seeing some European trade.