River Roden, Shropshire
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River Roden, Shropshire
| River Roden | |
| River | |
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| Country | England |
|---|---|
| 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] |
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 in 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 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". http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/station_summaries/054/016.html. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "HiFlows-UK". http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/hiflowsuk/stations/54016/. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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