River Chelt
River Chelt | |
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![]() River Chelt near Wainlode | |
![]() ![]() Location within Gloucestershire | |
Location | |
Country | England |
Counties | Gloucestershire |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | River Severn |
• coordinates | 51°56′01″N 2°13′20″W / 51.9337°N 2.2221°WCoordinates: 51°56′01″N 2°13′20″W / 51.9337°N 2.2221°W |
Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
The River Chelt is a tributary of England's largest river, the Severn. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the Cotswolds and the town of Cheltenham, from which it derives its name,[1] before its confluence with the River Severn at Wainlodes Hill.[2][3]
There were a number of mills along the length of the river, the highest being in Charlton Kings and the lowest at Norton where the river passes under the present A38.[4]
The river caused significant flooding in 1979 and 2007.[5]
See also[]
- List of rivers of England
References[]
- ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589.
- ^ "Chelt - M5 to conf R Severn". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Chelt - Source to M5". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)History of Hester's Way - ^ "Love your River Chelt". Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
External links[]
Media related to River Chelt at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Cheltenham
- Rivers of Gloucestershire
- Tributaries of the River Severn
- Severn drainage basin
- England river stubs
- Gloucestershire geography stubs