| River Sow | |
|---|---|
 River Sow near Milford | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Country within the UK | England |
| Counties | Staffordshire |
| Towns | Eccleshall, Stafford |
| Villages | Great Bridgeford, Milford, Tixall |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Broughton, Staffordshire |
| • coordinates | 52°54′02″N 2°21′55″W / 52.9006°N 2.3654°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Trent near Essex Bridge, Staffordshire |
• coordinates | 52°48′03″N 2°00′32″W / 52.8008°N 2.0089°W |
| Length | 38 km (24 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 601 km2 (232 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Milford[2] |
| • average | 6.33 m3/s (224 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brockton Brook, Meece Brook |
| • right | Doxey Brook, River Penk |
| Progression : Sow — Trent — Humber — North Sea | |
The River Sow /saʊ/ is a tributary of the River Trent in Staffordshire, England, and is the river that flows through Stafford.
- ^ "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 "28014-Sow at Milford". The National River Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 24 May 2013.