Par River, Cornwall
The Par River ( kw, Dowr Gwernan, meaning ''alder tree river''), also known as the Luxulyan River is a river draining the area north of St Blazey in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Geography The Par River rises on Criggan Moor, with tributaries rising near Crift, Bokiddick Downs, and the villages of Lockengate, Lanivet and Tregullon near Bodmin. It flows southwards via Bokiddick, Bodwen, and through the Luxulyan Valley, to flow into St Austell Bay at Par. History Until the 16th century the valley below St Blazey contained an estuary and the crossing at St Blazey was the lowest crossing point on the river. Ponts Mill was once a port, up-river of St Blazey, and as late as 1720, 80 ton sea going vessels could reach the port. In January 2017 Imerys Minerals were fined £75,000 with £25,000 costs for polluting the tributary, Rocks Stream. An estimated of Jayfloc 85, a substance harmful to aquatic life, was in July 2013, flushed from a redundant storage tank, through d ...
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Par River (Gujarat)
Par River is a river in Gujarat in western India with its source near wadpada village in Nashik Maharashtra. Its drainage basin has a maximum length of 51 km. The total catchment area of the basin is . It flows from Valsad district and into the Arabian Sea. There is a small town Killa Pardi, which it passes near. The British constructed a bridge on this river while they ruled India. Atul Industries was established on the Parnera hills side of the river. References

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