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Many thanks to Smokeson Glass for facilitating this camera's location. The river begins as two separate branches (the East Dart and West Dart), which join at Dartmeet. The paths along these rivers offer very attractive walking, and there are several small waterfalls. The rivers are crossed by a number of clapper bridges, notably at the hamlet of Postbridge. After leaving the moor, the Dart flows southwards past Buckfast Abbey and through the towns of Buckfastleigh, Dartington and Totnes. At Totnes, where there is a seventeenth century weir (rebuilt in the 1960s), it becomes tidal, and there are no bridges below the town. The River Dart is the source of much folklore on Dartmoor, where it is traditionally respected and feared - the waters have a tendency to rise without notice following heavy rainfall on the moors above, adding to the dangers of its rapids and powerful currents. This gave rise to the couplet:"River of Dart,Oh River of Dart! Every year thou claimest a heart."
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added: 15th May 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
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added: 23rd Apr 2012
posted by: Angling Trust
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added: 2nd Apr 2012
posted by: Lucy Morris
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added: 1st Apr 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
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added: 23rd Mar 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
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added: 22nd Feb 2012
posted by: Angling Trust
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added: 20th Feb 2012
posted by: Atlantic Salmon Trust
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