River Roden, Shropshire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids River Roden
A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan.
Country	England
County	Shropshire
District	Telford and Wrekin
Physical characteristics
Main source	Fenn's Moss 90 m (300 ft) 52°55′50″N 2°45′31″W / 52.9305°N 2.7587°W / 52.9305; -2.7587
River mouth	Confluence with River Tern 47 m (154 ft) 52°42′28″N 2°36′13″W / 52.7077°N 2.6035°W / 52.7077; -2.6035
Basin features
Tributaries	Left: Soulton Brook Right: Sleap Brook

The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows south east and meets the River Tern at Walcot.

Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:

• Wem
• Aston
• Lee Brockhurst
• Shawbury
• Roden
• Rodington

Wildlife

The River Roden is also recognised for its abundance of wildlife. Predatory birds, foxes and other animals are common to this river and there is also a large variety of fish, including:

• Chub - which are largely sought by anglers in the river
• Pike - for which the river is known
• Barbel - which are unusual for a river like the Roden, although they do not grow to a large size here
• Dace - which are abundant in the river
• Perch
• Roach
• Minnow