River Rea (River Tame)

River Rea
The confluence of the River Rea and the River Tame
Data
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
muzzle	in Tame coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 15 "  N , 1 ° 50 ′ 38"  W 52 ° 30 ′ 15 "  N , 1 ° 50 ′ 38"  W.
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.