River Anker
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 Alders Mill on the River Anker near Pinwall
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| Country | England |
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| Counties | Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Penmire Brook, Innage Brook, River Sence, Griff Brook |
| - right | Wem Brook, Sketchley Brook |
| Towns | Nuneaton, Tamworth |
| Source | |
| - location | Wolvey, Warwickshire |
| - coordinates | 52°28′33″N 1°20′50″W / 52.47590°N 1.34728°W |
| Mouth | River Tame |
| - location | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
| - coordinates | 52°37′53″N 1°41′52″W / 52.6315°N 1.6977°WCoordinates: 52°37′53″N 1°41′52″W / 52.6315°N 1.6977°W |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Discharge | for Polesworth |
| - average | 3.2 m3/s (113 cu ft/s) |
 Course and catchment of the River Anker, shown on the eastern side of the Tame catchment
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The River Anker is a river in England that flows through the centre of Nuneaton. It is a major tributary of the River Tame, which it joins in Tamworth. The name of the river derives from an old British term for winding river. From source to river mouth at Tamworth is 50 kilometres (31 mi).
The river rises near Wolvey and flows in a north-westerly direction to pass between Bramcote and Burton Hastings, it is designated a main river at Stretton Baskerville where it also forms the boundary between the boroughs of Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth. On the outskirts of Nuneaton it collects the Sketchley Brook, and then passes alongside the Liberty Way sports stadium. At this point the river splits, with a flood relief channel to the north, and the main channel passing through the Nuneaton town centre. The relief channel re-joins beyond the town at Weddington, where the river then continues in the same north-westerly direction to pass the village of Caldecote, then Mancetter and Witherley, before reaching Atherstone where it is joined by the River Sence.
Downstream of the confluence, it reaches Grendon and then flows through Polesworth before passing beneath the M42 motorway. Beyond the motorway it passes through Alvecote Pools and meadows, a 128 ha (320 acres) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve. It continues past Amington Hall before turning south-westerly to flow through Tamworth and join the River Tame near Tamworth Castle.
The Anker is popular with anglers and is known to contain some large pike and chub. Also there are barbel present with fish over 15 lb being reported.
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