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. From source to river mouth at Tamworth is .
Course
The river rises near Wolvey and flows in a north-westerly direction to pass between Bramcote and Burton Hastings, it is designated a main river at Stretton Baskerville where it also forms the boundary between the boroughs of Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth. On the outskirts of Nuneaton it collects the Wem Brook, and then passes alongside the Liberty Way sports stadium. At this point the river splits, with a flood relief channel to the north, and the main channel passing through the Nuneaton town centre. It continues past Amington Hall before turning south-westerly to flow through Tamworth and join the River Tame near Tamworth Castle. The highest river level recorded at the station occurred on the 25 November 2012, with a height of and a flow of .
The catchment upstream of the station has an average annual rainfall of and a maximum altitude of near Bardon Hill in Charnwood Forest at the north-eastern edge of the basin.
Flooding
The River Anker has flooded Nuneaton town centre several times in the past, including 1968, prompting the construction of a flood relief channel in Weddington in 1976.
In July 2007 the river flooded the Liberty Way pitch, forcing Nuneaton Town and Nuneaton RFC to cancel matches while the river water drained away.
See also
- List of rivers of England