River Penk

Penk
The Penk at Penkridge, with Penkridge Viaduct in the background.
Location
Country	England
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Penk Rise, Tettenhall Wood, West Midlands
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the Sow
• coordinates	52°48′12″N 2°04′55″W / 52.80333°N 2.08194°W / 52.80333; -2.08194
Length	36 km (22 mi)
Basin size	356 km2 (137 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Penkridge[1]
• average	2.27 m3/s (80 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Sow—Trent—Humber—North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Moat Brook, Whiston Brook, Pothooks Brook, Rickerscote Drain
• right	Watershead Brook, Saredon Brook, Deepmoor Drain

The River Penk is a small river flowing through Staffordshire, England. Its course is mainly within South Staffordshire, and it drains most of the northern part of that district, together with some adjoining areas of Cannock Chase, Stafford, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire. It flows into the River Sow, which is a tributary of the River Trent, so its waters flow ultimately into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary.