... ground is 700 m above sea level. Look at page 3. This is the source. The mouth of the river is the North Sea. There is no better way to describe the source of the river Tees other than showing it through a river basin. The river basin is the land over which the river travels and where the rain gathers and flows into tributaries. This is surrounded by a boundary called a watershed. Look at page 7. The landscape changes on the way down. Near the source there are no humans and farming is impossible. Look at page 8. This is because; here the snow stays on the ground for about 3-5 months a year. It also rains a lot which brings a lot of cool weather. The ground here never dries up. It is just like a very soggy carpet. This place is ideal for a river source. ...

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