River Rea (River Tame)
River Rea | ||
The confluence of the River Rea and the River Tame |
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location | West Midlands , England | |
River system | Humber | |
Drain over | Tame → Trent → Humber → North Sea | |
source | in Weasley Hills Country Park 52 ° 24 ′ 22 ″ N , 2 ° 2 ′ 34 ″ W |
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muzzle | in Tame coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 15 " N , 1 ° 50 ′ 38" W 52 ° 30 ′ 15 " N , 1 ° 50 ′ 38" W.
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length | 23 km | |
Big cities | Birmingham |
The River Rea is a small river near Birmingham , England . The river arises in Waseley Hills Country Park west of Birmingham and flows into the River Tame after 23 kilometers at the Gravelly Hill Interchange of the M6 motorway .
The river flows - partly underground - through the city center of Birmingham, where in the area of the Digbeth district street names such as Rea Street indicate the origin of Birmingham in a settlement at a ford through the River Rea.