River Soar

River Soar
Bridge over the Soar next to the Navigation, Barrow upon Soar
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Country within the UK	England
Counties	Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Cities	Leicester
Towns	Loughborough
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
• coordinates	52°28′15″N 1°18′22″W / 52.470807°N 1.305981°W / 52.470807; -1.305981[1]
• elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Mouth
• location	Trent Lock, Leicestershire
• coordinates	52°52′23″N 1°16′06″W / 52.8731°N 1.2682°W / 52.8731; -1.2682
• elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Length	95 km (59 mi)[2]
Basin size	1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Littlethorpe[3]
• average	1.36 m3/s (48 cu ft/s)[3]
• maximum	37.19 m3/s (1,313 cu ft/s)[4]
Discharge
• location	Kegworth
• average	11.73 m3/s (414 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Soar Brook, Thurlaston Brook, River Biam, Rothley Brook, Black Brook
• right	Whetstone Brook, River Sence, River Wreake, Kingston Brook
Progression : Soar — Trent — Humber

Source

Leicester

Kegworth

Zouch

Sharnford

Aylestone

Narborough

Wanlip

Barrow

Trent Lock

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Map showing the source in Warwickshire and locations along its course in Leicestershire

The River Soar (/sɔːr/) is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth. The river then flows north through Leicester, where it is joined by the Grand Union Canal. Continuing on through the Leicestershire Soar Valley, it passes Loughborough and Kegworth until it reaches the Trent at the county boundary. In the 18th century, the Soar was made navigable, initially between Loughborough and the Trent, and then through to Leicester. It was not until the early 19th century that it was linked by the Grand Union Canal to the wider network to the south and to London.