River Chew

River Chew
River Chew between Stanton Drew and Pensford
Topographical map of the Chew Valley
Location
Country	England
County	Somerset
District	Chew Valley
Physical characteristics
Source	Chewton Mendip
• location	Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°16′34″N 2°34′42″W / 51.27611°N 2.57833°W / 51.27611; -2.57833
• elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Mouth	River Avon, Bristol
• location	Keynsham, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°25′29″N 2°30′26″W / 51.42472°N 2.50722°W / 51.42472; -2.50722
• elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Length	27 km (17 mi)
Basin size	145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Keynsham
• average	1.18 m3/s (42 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.5 m3/s (18 cu ft/s)
• maximum	20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Strode Brook, Winford Brook

The River Chew is a small river in England that flows for some 17 miles (27 km) through the North Somerset countryside to form the Chew Valley before merging with the River Avon.^[1]

The spring from which the Chew rises is just upstream from Chewton Mendip. Strode Brook and Winford Brook are the main tributaries, both joining the Chew from the left. The river flows northwest from Chewton Mendip through Litton, Chew Valley Lake, Chew Stoke, Chew Magna, and Stanton Drew. The river passes under the A37 at Pensford; flows through the villages of Publow, Woollard, Compton Dando, and Chewton Keynsham; and joins the River Avon at Keynsham.^{[citation needed]} The Two Rivers Way runs alongside the Chew for much of its distance, forming part of the Monarch's Way.^{[citation needed]}