River Jordan, Dorset

Jordan
The River Jordan near Preston
Location
CountryEngland
CountyDorset
VillagesSutton Poyntz, Preston
Physical characteristics
SourceSpring Bottom
 • locationSutton Poyntz, Dorset, UK
 • coordinates50°39′34″N 2°24′54″W / 50.659471°N 2.415091°W / 50.659471; -2.415091
 • elevation45 m (148 ft)
MouthBowleaze Cove, Weymouth Bay
 • location
Weymouth, Dorset, UK
 • coordinates
50°38′11″N 2°25′16″W / 50.636371°N 2.421231°W / 50.636371; -2.421231
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Basin size7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.14 m3/s (4.9 cu ft/s)
 • minimum0.04 m3/s (1.4 cu ft/s)
 • maximum0.56 m3/s (20 cu ft/s)

The River Jordan (archaically known as the River Jordon[1][2]) is a river in the county of Dorset, England. The river is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long, and includes the tributaries of the Osmington Brook and the Preston River. The River Jordan discharges into the English Channel at Bowleaze Cove, northeast of Weymouth.

  1. ^ Field, David (2008). Use of land in central southern England during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Oxford, England: Archaeopress. p. 34. ISBN 9781407302737. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ Sparks, B. W. (1974). Geomorphology (2. ed., 2. impr ed.). London: Longman. p. 134. ISBN 9780582481473. Retrieved 4 May 2018.