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The '''Hazel Brook''', also known as the '''Hen''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/Pollution/reporting-water-pollution.en?page=2 |title=Bristol Living Rivers Project - Waterways - Pollution |publisher=Bristol City Council |accessdate= |
The '''Hazel Brook''', also known as the '''Hen''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/Pollution/reporting-water-pollution.en?page=2 |title=Bristol Living Rivers Project - Waterways - Pollution |publisher=Bristol City Council |accessdate=26 November 2009 }}</ref> is a tributary of the [[River Trym]] in [[Bristol]], [[England]]. It rises at [[Cribbs Causeway]] in [[South Gloucestershire]]. From there, its course takes it south, passing the western end of [[Bristol Filton Airport|Filton Aerodrome]] on its left bank, through [[Brentry]] and [[Henbury]] before dropping through a steep limestone gorge in the [[Blaise Castle]] estate. It continues south through two lakes before joining the Trym at [[Coombe Dingle]]. |
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Revision as of 14:37, 16 October 2010
The Hazel Brook, also known as the Hen,[1] is a tributary of the River Trym in Bristol, England. It rises at Cribbs Causeway in South Gloucestershire. From there, its course takes it south, passing the western end of Filton Aerodrome on its left bank, through Brentry and Henbury before dropping through a steep limestone gorge in the Blaise Castle estate. It continues south through two lakes before joining the Trym at Coombe Dingle.
Hydrology
Surface run-off in the upper catchment of the Hazel Brook, especially from the large retail centre at Cribbs Causeway, sends a good deal of silt into the system, slowing the flow and creating a risk of flooding downstream in the Trym. This problem has now been partially alleviated by the construction of the Catbrain attenuation reservoir near Cribbs Causeway.[2] Measurements of pollution by the city council show the water to be relatively clean.[3]
References
- ^ "Bristol Living Rivers Project - Waterways - Pollution". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Waterways Monitoring: River Trym and Hazel Brook". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Bristol surface water quality monitoring results". Bristol City Council. September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.