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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[2] and drains over the tertiary beds near the harbour.[3]

River Sherford
Organford Bridge on the Sherford
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Whitefield near Bere Regis
Mouth
• location	Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour
• coordinates	50°43′34″N 2°03′00″W
Length	12.317 km (7.653 mi)[1]
Basin size	45.348 km2 (17.509 sq mi)[1]

Course

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.[4]

Water quality

The Sherford's water body status in 2013 was graded "poor" by the Environment Agency.[5]

References

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[de] Sherford River

Der Sherford River ist ein kleiner Fluss in Dorset, England. Der Sherford River entsteht am Broomhill westlich von Bloxworth. Der Fluss fließt in östlicher Richtung. Der Sherford River bildet den Morden Park Lake. Seine Trichtermündung in den Arm Lytchett Bay des Poole Harbour wird als Rock Lea River bezeichnet. Der Sherford River ist einer der Flüsse, deren Auswaschung zur Bildung des Poole Harbour beigetragen hat.

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- [en] River Sherford

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