River Roden, Shropshire

River Roden
A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan.
Location
Country	England
County	Shropshire
District	Telford and Wrekin
Physical characteristics
Source	Fenn's Moss
• coordinates	52°55′50″N 2°45′31″W / 52.9305°N 2.7587°W / 52.9305; -2.7587
• elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with River Tern
• coordinates	52°42′28″N 2°36′13″W / 52.7077°N 2.6035°W / 52.7077; -2.6035
• elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Discharge
• location	Rodington SJ 589 141[1]
• average	1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s)1968-07-03[3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Soulton Brook
• right	Sleap Brook

The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows southeast and meets the River Tern at Walcot.

Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:

• Wem
• Aston
• Lee Brockhurst
• Shawbury
• Roden
• Rodington

The River Roden is recognised for its abundance of wildlife. Predatory birds, foxes and other animals are common to this river and there is also a large variety of fish, including:

• Chub - which are largely sought by anglers in the river
• Pike - for which the river is known
• Barbel - which are unusual for a river like the Roden, although they do not grow to a large size here
• Dace - which are abundant in the river
• Perch
• Roach
• Minnow