| River Cole | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Worcestershire, West Midlands, Warwickshire |
| Towns and Cities | Wythall, Birmingham, Shirley, Chelmsley Wood, Coleshill |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kings Norton, West Midlands, and Wythall, Worcestershire |
| • coordinates | 52°21′40″N 1°53′14″W / 52.36111°N 1.88722°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the River Blythe at Ladywalk reserve |
• coordinates | 52°31′5″N 1°41′20″W / 52.51806°N 1.68889°W |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
The River Cole is a 25 miles (40 km) river in the English Midlands. It rises on the lower slopes of Forhill, one of the south-western ramparts of the Birmingham Plateau, at Red Hill and flows south before flowing largely north-east across the plateau to enter the River Blythe below Coleshill, near Ladywalk, shortly before the Blythe meets the Tame. This then joins the Trent,[1] whose waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. Its source is very near the main watershed of Midland England: tributaries are few and very short except in the lower reaches, so the Cole is only a small stream.[2]
- ^ "B&BC BAP - Rivers and Streams Habitat Action Plan". Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ The Waters of Yardley John Morris Jones