River Sherford
| River Sherford | |
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Organford Bridge on the Sherford
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | Whitefield near Bere Regis |
| River mouth |
Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour 50°43′34″N 2°03′00″W / 50.7261°N 2.0499°WCoordinates: 50°43′34″N 2°03′00″W / 50.7261°N 2.0499°W |
| Basin size | 45.348 km2 (17.509 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 12.317 km (7.653 mi) |
The River Sherford, also frequently called the Sherford River, is one of the four main rivers flowing into Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. It is about 12 kilometres long and drains over the tertiary beds near the harbour.
It rises at a spring in the hamlet of Whitefield, west of Lytchett Matravers, flows southwards into Morden Park lake and then eastwards, passing under the A351 before discharging into Lytchett Bay as the Rock Lea River on the northern side of Poole Harbour.
The Sherford's water body status in 2013 was graded "poor" by the Environment Agency.
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