The Hazel Brook, also known as the Hen, is a tributary of the
River Trym in
Bristol
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,
England
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. It rises at
Cribbs Causeway
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in
South Gloucestershire
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. From there, its course takes it south, passing the western end of
Filton Aerodrome on its left bank, through
Brentry and
Henbury before dropping through a steep limestone gorge in the
Blaise Castle estate. It continues south through two lakes before joining the Trym at
Coombe Dingle.
Hydrology
Surface run-off in the upper catchment of the Hazel Brook, especially from the large retail centre at
Cribbs Causeway
Cribbs Causeway is both a road in South Gloucestershire, England, running north of the city of Bristol, and the adjacent area which is notable for its Out-of-town shopping centres in the United Kingdom, out-of-town shopping and leisure facilitie ...
, sends a good deal of silt into the system, slowing the flow and creating a risk of flooding downstream in the Trym. This problem has now been partially alleviated by the construction of the
Catbrain
Catbrain Hill, simply known as Catbrain, is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, part of the suburban North Fringe of Bristol. It is located near Cribbs Causeway, on a road that contains many car dealerships. A new housing esta ...
attenuation reservoir near Cribbs Causeway.
[
] Measurements of pollution by the city council show the water to be relatively clean.
References
South Gloucestershire District
Rivers of Gloucestershire
Rivers of Bristol
2Hazel
Henbury
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