The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows southeast and meets the River Tern at Walcot.
| River Roden | |
|---|---|
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 A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan. | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Shropshire |
| District | Telford and Wrekin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fenn's Moss |
| • coordinates | 52°55′50″N 2°45′31″W / 52.9305°N 2.7587°W |
| • elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with River Tern |
• coordinates | 52°42′28″N 2°36′13″W / 52.7077°N 2.6035°W |
• elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rodington SJ 589 141[1] |
| • average | 1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • maximum | 28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s)1968-07-03[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Soulton Brook |
| • right | Sleap Brook |
Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:
Wildlife edit
The River Roden is recognised for its abundance of wildlife. Predatory birds, foxes and other animals are common to this river and there is also a large variety of fish, including:
References edit
- ^ "National River Flow Archive - 54016 Roden @ Rodington". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "National River Flow Archive - 54016 Roden @ Rodington". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "HiFlows-UK". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2008.