The River Bray is a small river in North Devon, England. It is a tributary of the River Mole, which in turn is a tributary of the River Taw.[Ordnance Survey of Great Britain] It rises in Exmoor, near the border with Somerset.
Geology
Generally, the river is quite shallow,
[ River Bray at Newtown Bridge, Brayford - the River Levels website] but it can be prone to flooding. In the
Lynmouth Flood, the Bray was affected by the unseasonably high rainfall, and burst its banks, killing a group of schoolboy campers at
Filleigh.
Villages
The River Bray has given its names to several villages, such as
Brayford.
