River Hit

Not to be confused with River Hiz.
River Hit
Cow bridge over the River Hit, near Meppershall, Bedfordshire
Physical characteristics
SourceStreatley
MouthRiver Flit
 • location
Shefford
Length6.04 km (3.75 mi)[a]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBarton Brook

Campton Brook or the River Hit is a river in Bedfordshire, and it is a continuation of New Inn Brook.[1][3][2] The length of the Campton Brook is 6.04 km (3.75 mi) and it has a catchment area of 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi).[2] Whereas New Inn Brook’s length is at 11.172 km (6.942 mi) and a catchment area of 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi).[1]

Course and tributaries

Cow bridge on the River Hit.

Campton Brook is a continuation of New Inn Brook.[1][2][3]

New Inn Brook starts near Streatley flowing through north west of Sharpenhoe and traverses into the Campton Brook near Lower Gravenhurst.[1] New Inn Brook has a total length of 11.172 km (6.942 mi) and a catchment area of 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi).[1]

Campton Brook continues to flow near Upper Gravenhurst, then through Campton before joining the River Flit at its confluence in Shefford.[2][3] It has a total length of 6.04 km (3.75 mi) and a catchment area of 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi).[2]

The two water bodies: Campton Brook and New Inn Brook are two out of the twenty bodies in the Ivel Operational Catchment.[4]

A notable tributary of the Campton Brook is Barton Brook, it joins at its confluence near Lower Gravenhurst.[5]

Water quality

The Environment Agency measures the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad.[6]

The water quality of the Campton Brook system is in the table below.

Water Quality of Campton Brook
Water body Water Body Type Catchment Area Length Ecological Status Hydromorphological

Designation

Campton Brook (Hit)[2] River 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) 6.04 km (3.75 mi) Moderate Heavily modified
New Inn Brook[1] River 21.811 km2 (8.421 sq mi) 11.172 km (6.942 mi) Moderate Heavily modified

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Campton Brook is a continuation of New Inn Brook;[1][2][3] New Inn Brook has a length of 11.172 km (6.942 mi).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "New Inn Brook | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Campton Brook (Hit) | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "River Hit, Meppershall, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom". mindat.org.
  4. ^ "Ivel Operational Catchment | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  5. ^ "Barton Brook | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  6. ^ "Glossary (see Ecological status)". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

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