Exe.

Exe. a river of Somerset and Devon, rising in Exmoor, and flowing 54 miles south-eastward and southward to the English Channel at Exmouth. The lower 5 miles form a tideway a mile broad at high-water, with wooded and picturesque shores, and navigable for large vessels. An ancient canal connects the estuary with Exeter (q.v.). The chief tributaries of the Exe are the Barle, which also rises in Exmoor, and is 24 miles long, Batham, Loman, Culm, and Creedy. The Exe passes Dulverton, Bampton, Exeter, and Topsham. The greater part of its course is through wooded and romantic vales.