River Stour, Dorset

River Stour
The Dorset Stour at Little Canford, just west of Canford Magna
Location
CountryEngland
CountyDorset, Wiltshire, Somerset
DistrictSalisbury, Somerset, Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
TownsGillingham, Sturminster Newton, Blandford Forum, Wimborne Minster, Christchurch
Physical characteristics
SourceStourhead
  locationSt Peter's Pump, Mere, Wiltshire
Mouth 
  location
Christchurch Harbour, Christchurch, Dorset
  coordinates
50°43′41″N 1°46′23″W / 50.72796°N 1.77295°W / 50.72796; -1.77295
Length61 mi (98 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftAllen, Moors River

The River Stour is a 61 mi (98 km) river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. The catchment area for the river and its tributaries is listed as 480 square miles (1,240 km2).