Henlow Brook

Henlow Brook
Location
CountiesBedfordshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
SourceMeppershall
MouthRiver Ivel
 • location
Langford, Bedfordshire
Length8.687 km (5.398 mi)

Henlow Brook is a river in Bedfordshire that is a total length of 8.687 km (5.398 mi). It is one of twenty bodies of the Ivel Operational Catchment. The river rises in Meppershall and joins the Ivel near Langford.

Course

Henlow Brook is a river in Bedfordshire, it rises in Meppershall, it flows through the A600 motorway, then flows through the A507 motorway and meanders through Henlow before joining the River Ivel near Langford. It has a total length of 8.687 kilometres (5.398 mi) and drains a catchment area of 15.947 square kilometres (6.157 sq mi). It is one of twenty bodies of the Ivel Operational Catchment.

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.

The water quality of the Henlow Brook system follows as in 2022.

Henlow Brook Water Quality
Water Body Water Body Type Hydromorphological Designation Length Catchment area Ecological Status
Henlow Brook River Heavily Modified 8.687 km (5.398 mi) 15.947 km2 (6.157 sq mi) Moderate

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). "Henlow Brook | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Environment Agency. Retrieved 24 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Henlow Brook in Bedfordshire". www.landscapebritain.co.uk. Landscape Britain. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ivel Operational Catchment | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Glossary (see Ecological status)". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2026.