River Roden, Shropshire

River Roden
River
Country	England
County	Shropshire
District	Telford and Wrekin
Mouth
- location	Confluence with River Tern
Discharge	for Rodington SJ 589 141
- average	1.94 m^3/s (69 cu ft/s) [1]
- max	28.15 m^3/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:

• Wem
• Aston
• Lee Brockhurst
• Shawbury
• Roden
• Rodington

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

1. "National River Flow Archive - 54016 Roden @ Rodington". Retrieved 2008-01-24.
2. "HiFlows-UK". Retrieved 2008-01-24.

Coordinates: 52°43′23″N 2°36′36″W / 52.72298°N 2.60996°W