River Tame, West Midlands

River Tame
The Tame at Tamworth, which takes its name from the river.
Sketchmap of the course and catchment of the River Tame, showing locations of some features mentioned in the text
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesWest Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire
CitiesWolverhampton, Birmingham
TownsOldbury, West Midlands, Tipton, Wednesbury, Willenhall, Walsall, Tamworth
Physical characteristics
SourceOldbury Arm
 • locationTitford, Oldbury
 • coordinates52°29′11″N 2°01′25″W / 52.4863°N 2.0235°W / 52.4863; -2.0235
2nd sourceWillenhall Arm
 • locationWillenhall, Walsall
 • coordinates52°34′32″N 2°05′32″W / 52.5756°N 2.0922°W / 52.5756; -2.0922
MouthConfluence with the River Trent
 • location
Alrewas, Staffordshire
 • coordinates
52°43′52″N 1°43′02″W / 52.7312°N 1.7173°W / 52.7312; -1.7173
Length95 km (59 mi)[1]
Basin size1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationHopwas[2]
 • average27.84 m3/s (983 cu ft/s)
 • maximum435 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s)[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTame → TrentHumberNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftFord Brook, Full brook, Sneyd Brook, Plants Brook, Bourne Brook
 • rightDarlaston Brook, Rea, Blythe, Bourne, Anker
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The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent.[4] The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas,[1] but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e. the Tame and its main tributaries, is about 285 km (177 mi).

It forms part of the Severn-Trent flyway, a route used by migratory birds to cross Great Britain.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "WFD 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.
  2. ^ "28095-Tame at Hopwas Bridge". The National River Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Hi Flows UK – Tame at Hopwas Bridge". Environment-agency.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report – 2: The Tame Catchment, 2004, p. 3,
  5. ^ RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley. 2009. p. 265. ISBN 978-1405335126.