River Rea
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The River Rea is a small urban river in the West Midlands of England that flows through and historically helped shape the city of Birmingham.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
urban river ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
A38 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ⓘ |
| ecologicalIssue |
flood risk management concern
ⓘ
urban pollution risk ⓘ |
| flowsInto | River Tame at Gravelly Hill area ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Birmingham
ⓘ
Digbeth ⓘ Kings Norton ⓘ Nechells ⓘ Northfield ⓘ Stirchley ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ
surface form:
West Midlands conurbation
|
| hasBridge |
Deritend bridge
ⓘ
Highgate Middleway bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flood alleviation schemes along its course
ⓘ
sections culverted through Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| hasMapDisplay | often shown partly underground in Birmingham city maps ⓘ |
| hasMouth | River Tame ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | name derived from Old English word for ‘boundary’ or ‘flow’ ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
Rea Valley Nature Reserve areas
ⓘ
Rea Valley Route walking and cycling path ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Bourn Brook
ⓘ
Bourn Brook ⓘ
surface form:
Chinn Brook
Bourn Brook ⓘ
surface form:
Hob Moor Brook
Bourn Brook ⓘ
surface form:
Moseley Brook
River Bourne ⓘ
surface form:
River Bourn
|
| helpedShape | city of Birmingham ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
formed part of the medieval boundary of Birmingham
ⓘ
influenced early settlement patterns of Birmingham ⓘ provided water for early industry in Birmingham ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham city centre
Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham ⓘ Sandwell ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell
West Midlands ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Environment Agency (England)
ⓘ
surface form:
Environment Agency
|
| nearbyLandmark |
Birmingham city centre markets
ⓘ
Custard Factory area in Digbeth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham’s blue infrastructure network
ⓘ
Humber River ⓘ
surface form:
Humber river system
River Trent drainage basin ⓘ |
| region |
central England
ⓘ
surface form:
Central England
|
| sourceLocation |
Waseley Hills
ⓘ
near Waseley Hills Country Park ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | River Tame ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.