Public Services ****** Flood Forum 2008

       Romsey River System for beginners. A brief trip led by Phoebe Merrick

Test Valley contours

Cross section of valley

       Summary

Most of Romsey’s water derives from Test
The Tadburn Lake is a tributary from the east.

The Test

• The Test splits at May’s Island by Timsbury bridge.
• The large braids of the Test run to the west of the town.
• The Fishlake runs through the town and is the source of most of our visible water in the town centre.

Canal and Tadburn Lake

• The canal is the easternmost channel of the Test and runs southward.
• The Tadburn is a separate stream coming in from Ampfield through Halterworth and westward along the By-pass.
• The Tadburn has a long history of flooding the town.

North from Timsbury Bridge

South from Timsbury Bridge

May's Island

Weir by May's Island

North from Greatbridge

South from Greatbridge

Cleaning the stream behind Romsey School

Mill Lane

Rivermeads

Memorial Park from Riverside Gardens

The Test north of Sadlers Mill

The Test south of Sadlers Mill

Re-union of the water

       The Fishlakes

Fishlake from footbridge

Fishlake at Duttons Road

Fishlake in Landsowne Close

       Fishlake, eastern branch

Fishlake in Portersbridge Street

Fishlake by King John's Garden

Fishlake by Bus Station

Fishlake in Middlebridge Street

       Fishlake, western branch

Course of Fishlake in Church Street

Fishlake in Abbey Water

Colman's Ditch

Newton Lane

The canal at Oxlease

The canal behind the Plaza

       Tadburn Lake

Tadburn Lake at Crampmoor

In Tadburn Meadows

Footpath by Tadburn Lake

Tadburn Lake by the By-Pass