Chalgrove Brook
| Chalgrove Brook | |
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| Etymology | Chalgrove |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chilterns |
| • location | Watlington |
| Mouth | River Thame |
• location | Chiselhampton |
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| Length | c. 7 miles (11 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chalgrove Brook→ Thame→ Thames→ North Sea |
Chalgrove Brook is a chalk stream located in South Oxfordshire, England.[1]
It is a left tributary of the River Thame. It rises in a number of natural springs at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in and near Watlington, and flows in a northwesterly direction for approximately 7 miles (11 km) through Cuxham, Chalgrove, and Stadhampton, before emptying into the Thame near Chiselhampton.[2]
The brook floods occasionally, especially in and downstream of Chalgrove. To relieve this, a man-made conduit was built in Chalgrove, splitting the stream in two.[3]
The stream is home to brown trout, mink, otter and water vole,[3][4] and possibly also the endangered white-clawed crayfish.[5] As part of the brook's conservation efforts, in 2023 a fish pass was created to circumvent Stadhampton Mill, making available 2 miles (3.2 km) of the brook that was previously impassable to fish.[6][1]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Chalgrove Brook: Rescuing a Chalk Stream, a short (24 min) documentary film provided by the River Thame Conservation Trust
