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River Tame, West Midlands

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deposited further downstream to improve the fish spawning habitat. The Gravelly Hill section was relieved of 900 tonnes of silt and debris. The Oldbury Arm was cleared of debris and five weirs were removed from it to facilitate fish migration. Work under this programme continues into 2011, mainly around Water Orton.
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problem in recent years. Another development contributing to worse flooding has been the general rise in groundwater levels in the upper catchment area. As traditional industries have declined and been replaced by light industries and services, far less water has been taken from the river and the underlying aquifer.
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The stream runs invisibly but generally north-eastward through Stowlawn, and then cuts across the southern edge of Willenhall, appearing briefly among the warehouses, and picking up reinforcement from the Waddens Brook, which originates in Wednesfield. It appears definitively at Watery Lane and Noose
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The traditional industries of Birmingham and the Black Country, based on coal, iron and steel, were heavily polluting, and the Tame is conducted through a series of purification lakes below Lea Marston in Warwickshire to remove pollutants, an arrangement unique in the UK. A large part of this lake
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There have been major flooding problems associated with the river. These result largely from the mainly urban character of the upper catchment. Rainfall runs off the roofs and hard surfaces, raising river levels very rapidly. Rapid housebuilding and commercial development may have exacerbated the
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held a public consultation on its proposed flood alleviation measures. Subsequently, the Environment Agency undertook £380,000-worth of improvements, mainly involving dredging and clearing of obstacles. 1000 tonnes of gravel were removed from around the Chester Road Bridge at Castle Vale and
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in the 1980s. Forge Mill Lake was created as a stormwater retention basin by enlarging an existing depression. The river was dredged to deepen it and the gravel used to construct an island in the lake. This evolved into part of a nature reserve, at present leased to the
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The Willenhall Arm, close to the source, among residential areas near Shepwell Green. The river is disclosed by the tiny area of reflection in the centre of the photograph - a small stream between overgrown banks, and almost inaccessible, although it forms the town's
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The Willenhall Arm passes a large retail development at Axletree Way, Wednesbury, formerly a heavy industrial site. The Tame is completely screened from the road and pedestrian ways at this point, though only a few metres
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The catchment of the Tame covers an area of nearly 1500 km and contains a population of about 1.7 million people. Approximately 42% of the Tame basin is urbanised, making it the most heavily urbanised
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Lane, even more so at Bentley, where it runs southward through the industrial part of Bentley, before turning south-eastward, following a realigned course alongside and beneath the
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The southern arm appears prominently close to Oldbury town centre, which gives it its name, but can be traced back to an industrial area at Titford, just west of the
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such as ducks and swans have settled on that stretch of the river. Sandwell Valley has evolved over the last two decades into an important urban wildlife habitat.
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The Tame was once one of Britain's dirtiest rivers. It is now much cleaner, due to changes in legislation and the use of purification lakes at Lea Marston.
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and the little River Bourne, it turns sharply to take up a northward course, and soon feeds into the large complex of water purification lakes at
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meaning darkness. Other possibilities are "slow-moving" or "flowing", although the precise meaning is uncertain. The name is shared with the
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The unified Tame then flows—partly through channels realigned to make way for the M6 motorway and its interchange with the M5—through
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maps trace the sources of the Tame further back, to the site of the old Stow Heath colliery, which is now Wolverhampton's East Park.
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The Tame at Ray Hall sewage works, from the Tame Valley Canal aqueduct, with the Charlemont area of West Bromwich on the right.
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Thorpe, H. (1950). "The Growth of Settlement before the Norman Conquest". In Kinvig, R. H.; Smith, J. G.; Wise, M. J. (eds.).
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Langford, Terry EL; Shaw, Peter J.; Howard, Shelley R.; Ferguson, Alastair JD; Ottewell, David; Eley, Rowland (2010).
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of the Tame. However, some of its tributary streams, including Waddens Brook, rise as far to the west and north as
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Sketchmap of the course and catchment of the River Tame, showing locations of some features mentioned in the text
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on the west bank of the Tame, one of many defences constructed along the Midlands rivers during World War II.
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Birmingham and the parishes in the centre and north of the modern conurbation were probably colonised by the
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The Willenhall branch south of the Anson Branch Canal, near the Bentley Mill entertainment and retail area.
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river at that point is considered the more senior, and so the combined river bears its name.
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Canalised channel of the Tame. Sluices feeding the Sheepwash lakes are visible on both sides.
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Sluices controlling the flow of water into Forge Mill Lake, a storm water retention basin.
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The Tame at Tamworth, with Lady Bridge in the foreground and Tamworth Castle behind.
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Bed and banks of the river, which is usually shallow and fast-flowing at this point.
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Oldbury Arm of the Tame close to its entrance to the Sheepwash Urban Park, between
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Nonetheless, in June 2007, after heavy rain, the river burst its banks in the
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Confluence of the Oldbury Arm (left) and the Willenhall Arm (right), close to
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C. Philip Wheater, Jo Wright: Urban Habitats, Routledge, London, 1999, p.125.
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immediately to the east of Lady Bridge beneath the strategically positioned
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The Willenhall Arm at Bentley Green, Walsall, just after passing under the
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bird hide is visible across the lake, in the centre of the photograph.
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Bridge over the canalised section, linking the lake to Forge Mill Farm
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Largest of the lakes in Sheepwash Urban Park. This is a storm water
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Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report
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Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report
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Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report
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The river is susceptible to spectacular flooding at the village of
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to the right, separated from the river by a steep embankment.
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Sediment Dynamics and the Hydromorphology of Fluvial Systems
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A canalised section of the Tame in Sandwell Valley, showing
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Steadily widening, the Oldbury Arm approaches Great Bridge.
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The Oldbury Arm at Tame Bridge, just south of Great Bridge.
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The Tame is generally considered to have two main sources;
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area of Birmingham (just downstream of Perry Barr) and at
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Nature Reserve. After this, it flows under the railway at
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The Tame at Tamworth, which takes its name from the river.
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Holbrook, in a concrete-slab lined channel alongside the
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Birmingham and its Regional Setting: A Scientific Survey
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The Oldbury Arm of the Tame, close to where it enters
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Ecology of Industrial Pollution (Ecological Reviews)
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Archived from 2546:Croxall Lakes, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 1388:area of Birmingham have meant that aquatic 3368: 3354: 3150:Harrison, Graham; Harrison, Janet (2005). 1330:Pillbox on the west bank of the River Tame 52: 3145: 3143: 2962:. Dorling Kindersley. 2009. p. 265. 1481:Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 1474:Flood prevention work was carried out on 2661: 2343:Ladywalk Reserve, West Midland Bird Club 1465: 1414: 1362:Confluence of the Tame (right) with the 574: 3263: 1490:In 2005, the river's alignment through 657:The northern arm is easily traced from 608: 408:435 m/s (15,400 cu ft/s) 14: 3909: 3140: 3137:– 2: The Tame Catchment, 2004, page 5, 3066: 512:to its confluence with the Trent near 398:27.84 m/s (983 cu ft/s) 3349: 3237: 3036:"A historical timeline of Wirksworth" 2926:"Hi Flows UK – Tame at Hopwas Bridge" 2868: 2866: 2864: 778:Sandwell & Dudley railway station 454:Ford Brook, Full brook, Sneyd Brook, 27:River in the West Midlands of England 3917:Rivers of the West Midlands (county) 2949:– 2: The Tame Catchment, 2004, p. 3, 2906:. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 1579: 2952: 1625:(links to map & photo sources) 1461: 1225:. The eventual outflow is into the 653:The Willenhall or Wolverhampton arm 500:is a river in the West Midlands of 364:1,500 km (580 sq mi) 24: 3774:Staffordshire & Worcestershire 3329:Management of the Lower River Tame 3217:"Trapped workers home after flood" 3153:The New Birds of the West Midlands 2861: 2817: 928: 763: 685:The Willenhall or Woverhampton arm 25: 3948: 3317: 1165:to the east. It then flows under 3886:West Midlands Combined Authority 3419:Metropolitan Borough of Solihull 3414:Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell 2986:, Batsford, London, 1996, p.37, 2960:RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain 1583: 1446:meaning of the village's name:- 1355: 1335: 1323: 1308: 1288: 1272: 1257: 1245: 1101: 1089: 1077: 1065: 1049: 1033: 1013: 1001: 996:over the River Tame at Ray Hall. 985: 912: 900: 888: 876: 860: 836: 816: 743: 730: 718: 702: 689: 40: 3800:Population of major settlements 3424:Metropolitan Borough of Walsall 3289: 3209: 3200: 3197:– 5: Key Issues, 2004, page 29, 3188: 3128: 3103: 3085: 3060: 2904:The National River Flow Archive 1241:The Lower Tame in Staffordshire 919:The Oldbury Arm near Hill Top, 3937:Tributaries of the River Trent 3409:Metropolitan Borough of Dudley 3028: 3010: 2997: 2976: 2940: 2918: 2892: 2797:River Tame, Greater Manchester 2657: 2208:Confluence of Churchill Brook 752:Bescot Stadium railway station 549:River Tame, Greater Manchester 315: • coordinates 243: • coordinates 172: • coordinates 13: 1: 2900:"28095-Tame at Hopwas Bridge" 2854: 2241:Confluence of Churchill Brook 981:Confluence to Sandwell Valley 953:, where it is crossed by the 667:City of Wolverhampton College 141:Physical characteristics 3871:Coventry/Bedworth Urban Area 3805:Parliamentary constituencies 3764:Birmingham Canal Navigations 3341:Tame – Past, Present, Future 3005:Brewer's Britain and Ireland 2802:Rivers of the United Kingdom 2511:Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 2011:Aldridge Road bridge (1932, 1903:SMURF works, Perry Hall Park 1402: 1342:The Tame at the edge of the 1181:. It continues northward to 1155:Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve 551:, and it is likely that the 534: 7: 3876:Transport for West Midlands 3003:John Ayto and Ian Crofton, 2928:. 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Here it passes through 772:, between Whiteheath and 490: 465: 448: 440: 421: 416: 412: 402: 392: 380: 372: 368: 360: 352: 313: 297: 284: 280: 241: 225: 217: 213: 209: 170: 157: 149: 145: 140: 110: 96: 78: 68: 63: 51: 39: 34: 3820:Grade I listed buildings 2704:which joins the Tame at 2230:52.5213533°N 1.7584736°W 1949:Confluence with Holbrook 1818:Forge Mill Lake outlet, 1548:Download coordinates as: 1421:Hamstead railway station 1205:until it arrives at the 1123:Park Hall Nature Reserve 965:(where it is fed by the 467: • right 3922:Rivers of Staffordshire 2781:River Tame, Oldbury Arm 2146:Confluence of River Rea 1438:, between Tamworth and 1399:throughout its course. 1376:in the United Kingdom. 1149:. It then crosses into 645:to their confluence at 450: • left 356:95 km (59 mi) 3927:Rivers of Warwickshire 3769:Shropshire Union Canal 3392:Metropolitan districts 3158:West Midland Bird Club 2675: 2308:West Midland Bird Club 2235:52.5213533; -1.7584736 2135:52.504101°N 1.843814°W 2086:52.508184°N 1.860258°W 1938:52.525527°N 1.898008°W 1794:52.531906°N 1.957956°W 1772:Forge Mill Lake inlet 1471: 1427: 992:Aqueduct carrying the 957:of 1711, then through 597:during the Kingdom of 589:("Tame-dwellers"), an 115:Oldbury, West Midlands 3429:City of Wolverhampton 2665: 2493:Lady Bridge, Tamworth 1805:Forge Mill Lake inlet 1560:GPX (all coordinates) 1469: 1418: 1108:Forge Mill Lake. The 1024:interchange with the 575:Historic significance 519:It forms part of the 3896:West Midlands Police 3334:4 March 2016 at the 3277:. Environment Agency 3114:. IAHS. p. 98. 3017:The Roman Occupation 2535:52.727461°N 1.7204°W 2439:RSPB Middleton Lakes 2428:52.5774°N 1.710090°W 2405:RSPB Middleton Lakes 2391:Kingsbury Water Park 2357:Kingsbury Water Park 2279:52.52189°N 1.68879°W 2140:52.504101; -1.843814 2091:52.508184; -1.860258 2048:Aldridge Road bridge 2037:52.52530°N 1.89681°W 1998:Perry Zig Zag bridge 1987:52.52534°N 1.89711°W 1943:52.525527; -1.898008 1820:RSPB Sandwell Valley 1799:52.531906; -1.957956 1665:Sheepwash Urban Park 1631:Sheepwash Urban Park 1597:adding missing items 1519:Kingsbury Water Park 1485:Sheepwash Urban Park 1382:Kingsbury Water Park 1283:, north of Tamworth. 1147:Kingsbury Water Park 941:. It passes through 829:West Coast Main Line 825:Sheepwash Urban Park 790:Sheepwash Urban Park 609:Course and catchment 290:Confluence with the 3830:Scheduled monuments 3440:(cities in italics) 3097:www.geograph.org.uk 3048:on 19 February 2012 2984:English Place Names 2880:on 24 February 2014 2792:Brookvale Park Lake 2627: /  2578: /  2530: /  2477: /  2423: /  2375: /  2327: /  2274: /  2225: /  2179: /  2130: /  2081: /  2032: /  1982: /  1933: /  1887: /  1838: /  1789: /  1743: /  1695: /  1649: /  711:Black Country Route 521:Severn-Trent flyway 417:Basin features 333: /  261: /  190: /  3866:Birmingham Airport 3835:Conservation areas 3399:City of Birmingham 2676: 2632:52.7312°N 1.7173°W 2583:52.7287°N 1.7263°W 2540:52.727461; -1.7204 2482:52.6319°N 1.6986°W 2433:52.5774; -1.710090 2332:52.5231°N 1.6812°W 2284:52.52189; -1.68879 2184:52.5146°N 1.7777°W 2042:52.52530; -1.89681 1992:52.52534; -1.89711 1892:52.5253°N 1.9184°W 1748:52.5513°N 1.9661°W 1700:52.56378°N 1.992°W 1654:52.5227°N 2.0395°W 1595:; you can help by 1526:Environment Agency 1472: 1428: 1153:, flowing through 523:, a route used by 337:52.7312°N 1.7173°W 265:52.5756°N 2.0922°W 194:52.4863°N 2.0235°W 3904: 3903: 3438:Major settlements 3378:Ceremonial county 2982:Kenneth Cameron, 2807:Tame Valley Canal 2715:Whitacre Junction 2655: 2654: 2380:52.562°N 1.6958°W 1759:Tame Valley Canal 1725:Tame Valley Canal 1613: 1612: 1506:, as part of the 1264:The Tame east of 1145:that now make up 994:Tame Valley Canal 961:and beneath both 796:to the centre of 494: 493: 471:Darlaston Brook, 16:(Redirected from 3944: 3845:Lord Lieutenants 3728:River Sherbourne 3626:Sutton Coldfield 3404:City of Coventry 3386: 3380: 3370: 3363: 3356: 3347: 3346: 3311: 3310: 3308: 3306: 3301: 3293: 3287: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3267: 3261: 3260: 3258: 3256: 3241: 3235: 3234: 3232: 3230: 3213: 3207: 3204: 3198: 3192: 3186: 3185: 3179: 3171: 3147: 3138: 3132: 3126: 3125: 3107: 3101: 3100: 3089: 3083: 3082: 3064: 3058: 3057: 3055: 3053: 3047: 3041:. 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Index

River Tame (West Midlands)


England
West Midlands
Warwickshire
Staffordshire
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
Oldbury, West Midlands
Tipton
Wednesbury
Willenhall
Walsall
Tamworth
Oldbury
52°29′11″N 2°01′25″W / 52.4863°N 2.0235°W / 52.4863; -2.0235
Willenhall
Walsall
52°34′32″N 2°05′32″W / 52.5756°N 2.0922°W / 52.5756; -2.0922
Mouth
River Trent
Alrewas
Staffordshire
52°43′52″N 1°43′02″W / 52.7312°N 1.7173°W / 52.7312; -1.7173
Hopwas
Trent
Humber
North Sea
Plants Brook

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