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Campton Brook or the River Hit is a river in Bedfordshire, and it is a continuation of New Inn Brook.[1][2][3]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).[3] 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).[1]
| River Hit | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cow bridge over the River Hit, near Meppershall, Bedfordshire | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Streatley |
| Mouth | River Flit |
• location | Shefford |
| Length | 6.04 km (3.75 mi)[a] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Barton Brook |
Course and tributaries
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Campton Brook is a continuation of New Inn Brook.[1][3][2]
New Inn Brook starts near Streatley flowing through north west of Sharpenhoe and traverses into the Campton Brook near Lower Gravenhurst.[1] 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).[1]
Campton Brook continues to flow near Upper Gravenhurst, then through Campton before joining the River Flit at its confluence in Shefford.[3][2] It has a total length of 6.04 km (3.75 mi) and a catchment area of 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi).[3]
The two water bodies: Campton Brook and New Inn Brook are two out of the twenty bodies in the Ivel Operational Catchment.[4]
A notable tributary of the Campton Brook is Barton Brook, it joins at its confluence near Lower Gravenhurst.[5]
Water quality
[edit source]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.[6]
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)[3] | River | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | 6.04 km (3.75 mi) | Moderate | Heavily modified |
| New Inn Brook[1] | River | 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi) | 11.172 km (6.942 mi) | Moderate | Heavily modified |
See also
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[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New Inn Brook | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "River Hit, Meppershall, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom". mindat.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Campton Brook (Hit) | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ivel Operational Catchment | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Barton Brook | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Glossary (see Ecological status)". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 26 July 2026.