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| River Great Stour | |
 River Stour and Tributaries |
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| Origin | Ashford TR 01539 42793 51°08′56″N 0°52′49″E / 51.14890°N 0.88020°E |
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| Mouth | River Stour TR 26943 63444 51°19′29″N 1°15′21″E / 51.32480°N 1.25590°E |
| Length | 50 miles (80.1km) |
The River Great Stour (50 miles (80.1km) in length, including the Upper Great Stour [1] is the name by which the upper stretches of the River Stour in Kent, England, is known. The section from its source at Lenham is also known as the River Upper Great Stour, and is above the confluence, of the Upper and East Stours which occurs either side of Pledge’s Mill at the bottom of East Hill in Ashford, helping to form part of the Ashford Green Corridor.
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The route
The river flows from Ashford, through Wye, Chilham and Canterbury to Plucks Gutter, where it is joined by the River Little Stour and the River Wantsum to form the River Stour. The route of the Stour Valley Walk follows the river.[2]
Fishing
The Great Stour estuary at Plucks Gutter and Grove Ferry is renowned for its coarse fishing, particularly bream stocks. [3]
Flooding
The lower-lying parts of Canterbury have in the past been particularly prone to flooding [4]. The River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board has the responsibility of reducing that risk in the river catchment area [5]
Environment
In May 2006 male fish were found with signs of "feminisation" after having been exposed to treated sewage effluent in the river near Ashford.[6]
Lenham treatment works
Southern Water has started work on a £4.2 million environmental improvement project at its Lenham treatment works to ensure wastewater is treated to higher standards. The new reed beds will help clean up to 4.3 million litres of wastewater from more than 3,600 people each day. More than 7,500 reeds will be planted as part of a green scheme to bring cleaner waters to the River Great Stour.[7]
The company is now building gravel beds at the site ready to plant the reeds. They will grow to about two metres tall within three years.
MP Hugh Robertson visted in May 2009 to put the finishing touches to three new reed beds containing 7,500 plants[8].
References
| River Stour in Kent and tributaries |
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River East Stour • River Great Stour • River Little Stour • River Upper Great Stour • River Wantsum • River Wingham • Aylesford Stream • Brook Stream (Spiders Castle Dyke) • Kennington Stream (Pen Lee) • Nailbourne • Ruckinge Dyke • Sarre Penn (Fishbourne Stream) • Whitehall Dyke • Whitewater Dyke |
| List of rivers of Great Britain |
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