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 | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | West Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire |
| Cities | Wolverhampton, Birmingham |
| Towns | Oldbury, West Midlands, Tipton, Wednesbury, Willenhall, Walsall, Tamworth |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Oldbury Arm |
| • location | Titford, Oldbury |
| • coordinates | 52°29′11″N 2°01′25″W / 52.4863°N 2.0235°W |
| 2nd source | Willenhall Arm |
| • location | Willenhall, Walsall |
| • coordinates | 52°34′32″N 2°05′32″W / 52.5756°N 2.0922°W |
| Mouth | Confluence with the River Trent |
• location | Alrewas, Staffordshire |
• coordinates | 52°43′52″N 1°43′02″W / 52.7312°N 1.7173°W |
| Length | 95 km (59 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hopwas |
| • average | 27.84 m3/s (983 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 435 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tame → Trent → Humber → North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ford Brook, Full brook, Sneyd Brook, Plants Brook, Bourne Brook |
| • right | Darlaston Brook, Rea, Blythe, Bourne, Anker |
The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent. The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, 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.