 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
| River Leen | |
|---|---|
 River Leen near Bulwell | |
  Confluence with the River Trent shown in Nottinghamshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Country within the UK | England |
| Counties | Nottinghamshire |
| Towns | Bulwell, Basford, Radford, Lenton |
| City | Nottingham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Robin Hood Hills, Annesley, Nottinghamshire |
| • coordinates | 53°05′10″N 1°13′07″W / 53.0861°N 1.2187°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the River Trent, The Meadows, Nottingham |
• coordinates | 52°56′14″N 1°09′31″W / 52.9371°N 1.1585°W |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 124 km2 (48 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Triumph Road, Lenton[3] |
| • average | 0.67 m3/s (24 cu ft/s)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Whyburn, Farleys Brook |
| • right | Day Brook |
The River Leen is a 15-mile (24 km) long tributary of the River Trent that flows through Nottinghamshire, and the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England.
The name Leen developed through various renderings of the Celtic word meaning "lake" or "pool" (Llyn in modern Welsh). Some of the surrounding villages derived their name from the River Leen. Lenton, ton being the Saxon word for "village"; and Linby, by being the Danish equivalent of ton.
- ^ "River Leen Access and Biodiversity Study - Nottingham City Council" (PDF). nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Water Framework Directive Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv files". Environment-agency.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ a b "28035-Leen at Triumph Road Nottingham". The National River Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 24 May 2013.