▁res er voir ▁a ▁controlled ▁flow ▁is ▁released ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁flow ▁around ▁To le th or pe ▁Hall ▁and ▁St am ford ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁River ▁Well and . ▁▁ ▁The ▁flow ▁is ▁en hanced ▁by ▁the ▁G w ash ' s ▁trib ut ary , ▁the ▁North ▁Brook , ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁Emp ingham , ▁which ▁significantly ▁helps ▁maintain ▁river life . ▁ ▁East ▁of ▁St am ford , ▁its ▁course ▁is ▁now ▁fixed ▁but ▁it ▁lies ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁flo od ▁plain ▁which ▁shows ▁clear ▁signs ▁of ▁the ▁river ' s ▁former ▁me and ering . ▁The ▁past ure ▁fields ▁include ▁de press ions ▁which ▁fill ▁in ▁wet ▁seasons ▁forming ▁ox bow ▁la kes , ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁shape . ▁Near ▁St am ford ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁parish ▁boundary ▁between ▁St am ford ▁and ▁U ff ington . ▁ ▁West ▁of ▁St am ford , ▁the ▁G w ash ▁crossed ▁the ▁St am ford ▁Canal , ▁requiring ▁some ▁elaborate ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁works . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁canal ▁has ▁been ▁dry ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁Border ville ▁we ir ▁has ▁only ▁just ▁been ▁removed , ▁and ▁some ▁me and ers ▁re - water ed . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁fe eds ▁the ▁mill pond ▁at ▁New st ead ▁Mill ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁U ff ington ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Well and ▁at ▁New st ead ▁Bridge ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁St am ford . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁The ▁river ▁supports ▁a ▁wild ▁variety ▁of ▁fish