The River Sherford, also frequently called the Sherford River, is one of the four main rivers flowing into Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. It is about 12 kilometres longPoole Harbour Lake Beach at beachquality.uk. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016. and drains over the tertiary beds near the harbour.Poole Harbour Catchment Information at www.wessexwater.co.uk. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.
Course It rises at a spring in the hamlet of Whitefield, west of Lytchett Matravers, flows southwards into Morden Park lake and then eastwards, passing under the A351 before discharging into Lytchett Bay as the Rock Lea River on the northern side of Poole Harbour.OS topographic map, 1:25,000 series, No. OL15 Purbeck & South Dorset.
Water quality The Sherford's water body status in 2013 was graded "poor" by the Environment Agency.Wessex Water, Poole Harbour Catchment Initiative: Catchment Plan: Update - May 2014. Appendix 2.
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