River Hit
Watercourse in Bedfordshire
Campton Brook or the River Hit is a river in Bedfordshire, and it is a continuation of New Inn Brook. The length of the Campton Brook is 6.04 km (3.75 mi) and it has a catchment area of 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi). Whereas New Inn Brook’s length is at 11.172 km (6.942 mi) and a catchment area of 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi).
01Course and tributaries
Campton Brook is a continuation of New Inn Brook.
New Inn Brook starts near Streatley flowing through north west of Sharpenhoe and traverses into the Campton Brook near Lower Gravenhurst. New Inn Brook has a total length of 11.172 km (6.942 mi) and a catchment area of 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi).
Campton Brook continues to flow near Upper Gravenhurst, then through Campton before joining the River Flit at its confluence in Shefford. It has a total length of 6.04 km (3.75 mi) and a catchment area of 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi).
The two water bodies: Campton Brook and New Inn Brook are two out of the twenty bodies in the Ivel Operational Catchment.
A notable tributary of the Campton Brook is Barton Brook, it joins at its confluence near Lower Gravenhurst.
02Water quality
The Environment Agency measures the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad.
The water quality of the Campton Brook system is in the table below.
| Water body | Water Body Type | Catchment Area | Length | Ecological Status | Hydromorphological
Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton Brook (Hit) | River | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | 6.04 km (3.75 mi) | Moderate | Heavily modified |
| New Inn Brook | River | 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi) | 11.172 km (6.942 mi) | Moderate | Heavily modified |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “River Hit”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- GOC Wrest Park–Shillington 091 Cow bridge over the River Hit (24969062641).jpg by Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cow bridge over the River Hit - geograph.org.uk - 3064191.jpg by Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0
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