River Chelt

River Chelt

The River Chelt is a tributary of England's largest river, the Severn. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the Cotswolds and the town of Cheltenham, before its confluence with the river Severn at Wainlodes Hill.

Much of the river itself flows underground through the centre of the town of Cheltenham, and whilst it generally flows unseen it has posed serious threat to many regions of the town. The river flooded areas of Cheltenham in 1979, and a controversial flood prevention scheme was implemented shortly after the year 2000 in order to prevent future flooding. This flood prevention scheme was to be put to the test for the first time in the Summer 2007 Floods and unfortunately did not take the burden and many areas of the town were flooded substantially.


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