River Stour, Dorset

River Stour
The Dorset Stour at Little Canford, just west of Canford Magna
Location
CountryEngland
CountyDorset, Wiltshire, Somerset
DistrictSalisbury, South Somerset, North Dorset, East Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch
TownsGillingham, Sturminster Newton, Blandford Forum, Wimborne Minster, Christchurch
Physical characteristics
SourceStourhead
 • locationSt Peter's Pump, Mere, Wiltshire
Mouth 
 • location
Christchurch Harbour, Christchurch, Dorset
 • coordinates
50°43′41″N 1°46′23″W / 50.72796°N 1.77295°W / 50.72796; -1.77295
Length61 mi (98 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftAllen, Moors River

The River Stour is a 61 mi (98 km) river[1][2][3][4][5] which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. The catchment area for the river and its tributaries is listed as 480 square miles (1,240 km2).[6]

  1. ^ "Stour (headwaters)". catchmentdataexplorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Stour (upper)". catchmentdataexplorer. Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)". catchmentdataexplorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)". catchmentdataexplorer. Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Stour (lower)". catchmentdataexplorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Dorset Stour - Summary". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.