| River Lavant | |
|---|---|
 East Dean is recognised as the source of the Lavant, springs feeding the village pond | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Dean, West Sussex |
| • location | West Sussex |
| Mouth | Chichester Harbour |
• location | West Sussex |
| Length | 14.5 km (9.0 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Graylingwell |
| • average | 0.3 m3/s (11 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)28 December 2005 |
| • maximum | 7.8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s)14 December 2000 |
The River Lavant is a winterbourne that rises at East Dean and flows west to Singleton, then south past West Dean and Lavant to Chichester. From east of Chichester its natural course was south to the sea at Pagham, but the Romans diverted it to flow around the southern walls of Chichester and then west into Chichester Harbour.