{{Short description|Stream in Worcestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox river | name = Badsey Brook | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = Badsey Brook geograph - 1914843.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Badsey Brook near Childswickham | map = | map_size = 265 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Worcestershire | pushpin_map_size = 265 | pushpin_map_caption= Location within Worcestershire <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = England | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = Counties | subdivision_name3 = Worcestershire | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= Offenham | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.68|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = | mouth_location = River Avon | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|52.1072|-1.9287|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|102|km2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Badsey Brook,''' also known as the '''Broadway Brook,''' is a small brook that flows through Worcestershire, England. It is a lower tributary of the River Avon, which it joins near Offenham upstream of Evesham. Its principal tributary is the Bretforton Brook.<ref name=bb1>{{cite web|title=Broadway-Badsey Bk - source to conf R Avon|url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB109054039350|website=Catchment Data Explorer|publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=bb2>{{cite web|title=Bretforton Bk - source to conf Broadway-Badsey Bk|url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB109054039341|website=Catchment Data Explorer|publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=bb3>{{cite web|title=Littleton Bk - source to conf Bretforton Bk|url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB109054039430|website=Catchment Data Explorer|publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>
==Course== It rises on the flanks of the Cotswold Hills near Snowshill, and flows in a north-westerly direction through Broadway, and Childswickham before turning north and passing Wickhamford where it is crossed by the A44. The brook is then joined by a couple of minor tributaries, before flowing through Badsey then Aldington where it meets the Bretforton Brook. Turning north-west, it flows past Offenham Cross where it is bridged by the B5410, to join the Warwickshire Avon south of Offenham.<ref name=bb1/>
==Hydrology== The flow of the Badsey Brook has been measured, in its lower reaches at Offenham since 1968. The gauging station was initially a flume, later changed to a weir.<ref name=info>{{cite web |url=http://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/data/station/info/54023 |title= 54023 - Badsey Brook at Offenham Info |work= National Rivers Flow Archive |publisher=Centre for Ecology & Hydrology|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> This long-term record shows that the catchment of {{convert|96|km2}} to the gauging station yielded an average flow of {{convert|0.68|m3/s}}.<ref name=mean>{{cite web |url=http://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/data/station/meanflow/54023 |title= 54023 - Badsey Brook at Offenham Daily Flow Data| work=National Rivers Flow Archive |publisher=Centre for Ecology & Hydrology|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> The highest river level recorded at the station occurred on 21 July 2007, with a height of {{convert|3.65|m}}, and the second highest of {{convert|3.14|m}} in April 1998.<ref name=info/> The catchment upstream of the station has an average annual rainfall of {{convert|653|mm}} and a maximum altitude of {{convert|317|m}} at Broadway Hill near the source of the brook.<ref name=spatial>{{cite web |url=http://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/data/station/spatial/54023 |title=54023 - Badsey Brook at Offenham Catchment Info |work= National Rivers Flow Archive |publisher=Centre for Ecology & Hydrology|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> Land use within the basin is mainly agricultural, consisting of arable, horticulture and grassland with some woodland.<ref name=spatial/>
==Floods== The Badsey Brook along with the Avon and its other tributaries was badly affected by the 2007 floods. To help prevent flooding in the future a flood storage area is planned to be constructed in Broadway.<ref name=scheme>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/badsey-brook-flood-risk-management-scheme/badsey-brook-flood-risk-management-scheme |title= Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme |website=Government Digital Service |publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>
==See also== *List of rivers of England
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/2015 Badsey Brook water levels at Offenham]
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