Everything about The River Wreake totally explained
The
River Wreake is a
river in
Leicestershire,
England. It is a tributary of the
River Soar.
The Wreake rises somewhere near
Stapleford. It flows southwest, passing through
Melton Mowbray,
Frisby on the Wreake and
Ratcliffe on the Wreake, before meeting the Soar near
Syston. In its upper reaches it's called the River Eye and it becomes the Wreake below Melton Mowbray, near Sysonby Lodge.
The name
Wreake was given by the
Danish invaders of Leicestershire, who probably navigated the River Trent, then the River Soar and finally into the Wreake as they entered the district. Their word Wreake indicated that the river followed a tortuous, twisting and turning course.
The river was
canalised in the late 18th century, though after the building of the Syston and Peterborough
railway in the mid 19th Century, the canal was disused and fell into ruin. Many of the diversions made to the river in order to make the canal navigable are still visible, especially in the neighbourhood of Hoby, Rotherby, Frisby on the Wreake, Kirby Bellars and Asfordby.
The Wreake is graded by the
Environment Agency as "B" quality, which is excellent for a Midlands river. Biotic index surveys report
mayfly and
stonefly nymphs,
caddis fly larvae,
dragonfly and
damselfly nymphs and
crayfish. Among the
fish are
Perch,
Chubb,
Pike,
Minnows,
Miller's Thumb, and
Trout.
Otters are starting to repopulate the Wreake in its quieter stretches.
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