River Roden, Shropshire
River Roden | |
River | |
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Country | England |
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County | Shropshire |
District | Telford and Wrekin |
Mouth | |
- location | Confluence with River Tern |
Discharge | for Rodington SJ 589 141 |
- average | 1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s) [1] |
- max | 28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s) 1968-07-03[2] |
![]() A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan. |
The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss and meets the River Tern at Walcot.
Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:
Wildlife
The River Roden is also 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:
- Chub - which are largely sought by anglers in the river
- Pike - for which the river is known
- Barbel - which are unusual for a river like the Roden, although they do not grow to a large size here
- Dace - which are abundant in the river
- Perch
- Roach
- Minnow
References
- ↑ "National River Flow Archive - 54016 Roden @ Rodington". Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ "HiFlows-UK". Retrieved 2008-01-24.
Coordinates: 52°43′23″N 2°36′36″W / 52.72298°N 2.60996°W
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