River Roden, Shropshire

The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows southeast and meets the River Tern at Walcot.

River Roden
A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan.
Location
Country	England
County	Shropshire
District	Telford and Wrekin
Physical characteristics
Source	Fenn's Moss
• coordinates	52.9305°N 2.7587°W / 52.9305; -2.7587
• elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with River Tern
• coordinates	52.7077°N 2.6035°W / 52.7077; -2.6035
• elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Discharge
• location	Rodington SJ 589 141[1]
• average	1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s)1968-07-03[3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Soulton Brook
• right	Sleap Brook

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

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

Wildlife

The River Roden is 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