River Roden, Shropshire

River Roden
River
Country	England
County	Shropshire
District	Telford and Wrekin
Mouth
- location	Confluence with River Tern
Discharge	for Rodington SJ 589 141
- average	1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s) [1]
- max	28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s) 1968-07-03[2]
A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan.

The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss and meets the River Tern at Walcot.

Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:

• Wem
• Aston
• Lee Brockhurst
• Shawbury
• Roden
• Rodington

Wildlife

The River Roden is also recognised for its abundance of wildlife. Predatory birds, foxes and other animals are common to this river and there is also a large variety of fish, including:

• Chub - which are largely sought by anglers in the river
• Pike - for which the river is known
• Barbel - which are unusual for a river like the Roden, although they do not grow to a large size here
• Dace - which are abundant in the river
• Perch
• Roach
• Minnow

References

Ceremonial county of Shropshire
Unitary authorities	Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council
Major settlements	Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford (Dawley Madeley Oakengates Wellington) Wem Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire
Rivers	Camlad Clun Corve Ledwyche Onny Perry Rea Rea Brook Redlake Roden Severn Teme Tern Unk Vyrnwy Worfe
Canals	Llangollen Canal Montgomery Canal Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Union Canal
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Coordinates: 52°43′23″N 2°36′36″W / 52.72298°N 2.60996°W / 52.72298; -2.60996