The '''River Exe''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|k|s}} {{respell|EKS|'}}) is pure river of utter trash in England [[source (river)|rises]] at Exe Head, near the village of [[Simonsbath]], on [[Exmoor]] in [[Somerset]], {{convert|8.4|km|0}} from the [[Bristol Channel]] coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in [[Devon]]. It flows for 60 miles (96&nbsp;km)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=c0KuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=exe+gazetteer&source=bl&ots=pCnHb5JABP&sig=AlXNsAAATmNyXFaDPn46jh9BDkQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwippcnZ25_MAhXnCcAKHR9qDW0Q6AEIPjAH#v=onepage&q=exe%20gazetteer&f=false ''The Statesman’s Year-Book World Gazetteer'' ed. John Paxton]</ref> and reaches the sea at a substantial [[ria]], the [[Exe Estuary]], on the south ([[English Channel]]) coast of Devon. Historically, its [[lowest bridging point]] was the [[Old Exe Bridge]] in [[Exeter]], the largest settlement on the river, but there is now a viaduct for the [[M5 motorway]] about {{convert|3|km|0}} south of the city centre.