Gover Stream
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The Gover Stream (Cornish: Gover, meaning stream) is an approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long stream located in mid south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The source of the stream is at the north eastern side of Blackpool China clay pit at grid reference SW 980 540 50°21′47″N 4°48′43″W / 50.363°N 4.812°W. The stream flows south east through the Gover Valley into the town of St Austell where it joins the St Austell River or "White River". The Gover Stream is the first of the two largest tributaries of the St Austell River.
Rivers in the area have problems with
Several disused china clay dries are located along the stream showing its past industrial importance. There were also plans to extend the
Recently the Gover Valley has been under threat due to a plan to use the valley as a tipping site for china clay waste. Waste is a huge problem in the area as for every
References
- BBC news website:
- Blueprint for Cornwall 2003 — (Imerys promotional book)
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