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The River Rea (pronounced "ree") is a small river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 which passes through South Shropshire then Cleobury Mortimer before joining the River Teme at Newnham Bridge. The name of the river derives from a root found in many Indo-European languages
Indo-European languages

The Indo-European languages are a Language family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau , Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent ....
 and means "to run" or "to flow".

The medieval hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 of Birmingham was built on a crossing on the Rea in what is now Digbeth
Digbeth

Digbeth is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also the name of the main road through the area....
. It rises in Waseley Hills Country Park
Waseley Hills Country Park

Waseley Hills Country Park is of rolling open hills with old hedgerows, pastures and small pockets of woodland with panoramic views, set in Worcestershire, England....
 and is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the River Tame 14 miles downstream.






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The River Rea (pronounced "ree") is a small river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 which passes through South Shropshire then Cleobury Mortimer before joining the River Teme at Newnham Bridge. The name of the river derives from a root found in many Indo-European languages
Indo-European languages

The Indo-European languages are a Language family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau , Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent ....
 and means "to run" or "to flow".

The medieval hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 of Birmingham was built on a crossing on the Rea in what is now Digbeth
Digbeth

Digbeth is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also the name of the main road through the area....
. It rises in Waseley Hills Country Park
Waseley Hills Country Park

Waseley Hills Country Park is of rolling open hills with old hedgerows, pastures and small pockets of woodland with panoramic views, set in Worcestershire, England....
 and is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the River Tame 14 miles downstream. The river's tributaries include Callow Brook, the Bourne and Bourne Brook. The river drops about in its first mile, but from then on has a very gentle slope. It frequently bursts its banks after heavy rain.

The river is now culvert
Culvert

A culvert is a conduit used to enclose a flowing body of water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or Embankment for example....
ed for much of its course through Birmingham, during which it passes through Cannon Hill Park
Cannon Hill Park

Cannon Hill Park is a park located in south Birmingham, England.Its main vehicular entrance is in Edgbaston, opposite the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, but the park and the mac are across the river in Moseley....
.

Wychall Reservoir
Wychall Reservoir

Wychall Reservoir, is a canal compensation reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England.It was built in the early 1800s by the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, after Watermill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effectiveness of their mills....
, near the river at Cotteridge
Cotteridge

Cotteridge is an area of Birmingham, England and is part of the Bournville ward. It is located about 4.5 miles south of Birmingham city centre. Connected to both the Watford Road and the Pershore Road, Cotteridge is a local shopping area....
, was built in the early 1800s by the Worcester Canal Company after mill
Watermill

A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping ....
 car owners claimed that water was being taken from the river to fill the canal
Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
 and reducing the working effectiveness of their mills.

There are proposals to include a riverside walk and new bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
 over the Rea at Digbeth's Custard Factory
Custard Factory

The Custard Factory is an arts and media production centre in Birmingham, England .Located on the redeveloped site of the Bird's Custard factory in the industrial district of Digbeth, it is home to a community of businesses, primarily with an artistic and Mass media slant, but also including entertainment venues and regional offices of...
 media and arts complex. There are also proposals for the river to be uncovered at the Warwick Bar
Warwick Bar

Warwick Bar is a canalside conservation area in Birmingham, England which was home to many canalside factories during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th century....
 area of Digbeth.

See also

  • Rivers of the United Kingdom


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