River Chew
River in Somerset, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The River Chew is a small river in England that flows for some 17 miles (27 km) through the North Somerset countryside to form the Chew Valley before merging with the River Avon.[1]
River Chew | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Somerset |
District | Chew Valley |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Chewton Mendip |
• location | Mendip Hills, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°16′34″N 2°34′42″W |
• elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Mouth | River Avon, Bristol |
• location | Keynsham, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°25′29″N 2°30′26″W |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
Basin size | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Keynsham |
• average | 1.18 m3/s (42 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 0.5 m3/s (18 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Strode Brook, Winford Brook |
The spring from which the Chew rises is just upstream from Chewton Mendip. Strode Brook and Winford Brook are the main tributaries, both joining the Chew from the left. The river flows northwest from Chewton Mendip through Litton, Chew Valley Lake, Chew Stoke, Chew Magna, and Stanton Drew. The river passes under the A37 at Pensford; flows through the villages of Publow, Woollard, Compton Dando, and Chewton Keynsham; and joins the River Avon at Keynsham.[citation needed] The Two Rivers Way runs alongside the Chew for much of its distance, forming part of the Monarch's Way.[citation needed]