River Ure

River Ure
Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale
Location of the Ure within North Yorkshire
Location
Country	England
State	North Yorkshire
Physical characteristics
Source	Ure Head
• coordinates	54°21′59.967″N 2°18′0.033″W / 54.36665750°N 2.30000917°W / 54.36665750; -2.30000917
• elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Mouth	River Ouse
• location	Cuddy Shaw Reach (near Linton-on-Ouse), North Yorkshire, England
• coordinates	54°2′4″N 1°16′30″W / 54.03444°N 1.27500°W / 54.03444; -1.27500
• elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Length	119 km (74 mi)

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. The old name for the valley was Yoredale after the river that runs through it.

The Ure is one of many rivers and waterways that drain the Dales into the River Ouse. Tributaries of the Ure include the River Swale and the River Skell.