River Anker | |
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![]() Alders Mill on the River Anker near Pinwall | |
![]() Course and catchment of the River Anker, shown on the eastern side of the Tame catchment | |
Location | |
Country | England |
Counties | Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire |
Towns | Nuneaton, Tamworth |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Wolvey, Warwickshire |
• coordinates | 52°28′33″N 1°20′50″W / 52.47590°N 1.34728°W |
Mouth | River Tame |
• location | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
• coordinates | 52°37′53″N 1°41′52″W / 52.6315°N 1.6977°W |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Polesworth |
• average | 3.2 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Penmire Brook, Innage Brook, River Sence, Griff Brook |
• right | Wem Brook, Sketchley Brook |
The River Anker flows through Nuneaton, England. It is a major tributary of the River Tame, which it joins in Tamworth. The name derives from the old British for winding river.[1] From source to river mouth at Tamworth is 50 kilometres (31 mi).[2][3][4]