The Broadstream River was a wide, fast-flowing stream which came from the north, split into two channels (one of which led to Noonvale and rejoined the other in a waterfall) and turned east from there, emptying into the sea south of Fort Marshank.The Broadstream River was especially beautiful, shaded on its banks by trees and thick foliage, and teeming with various fish such as pikes, tenches and perches. Frequent and experienced navigators of the Broadstream River included the Broadstream Otters and the Broadstream Shrews, an ornery, argumentative group of shrews who sailed logboats.