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Tributaries of the River Thames

This article lists the tributaries of the River Thames from the sea to the source, in England. There are also secondary lists of backwaters of the river itself and the waterways branching off.

Note: the River Medway shares the saline lower Thames Estuary.

Tributaries edit

Name Confluence Average discharge (m³/s)[1] Source Length Tributaries Catchment Notes
Ebbsfleet River Northfleet
51°27′01″N 0°19′47″E / 51.4503°N 0.3296°E / 51.4503; 0.3296 (Northfleet)
Springhead, just S. of the A2 road at Southfleet 2.4 miles (3.9 km) Approx. 10 miles due west of London Stone at grid reference TQ860786
Mardyke Purfleet
51°29′08″N 0°13′40″E / 51.4856°N 0.2278°E / 51.4856; 0.2278 (Mardyke)
0.48 Holden's Wood between Great Warley and Little Warley[2] 11 miles (18 km) 35 square miles (91 km2)
DarentRiver Darent Dartford
51°28′49″N 0°13′03″E / 51.4802°N 0.2176°E / 51.4802; 0.2176 (River Darent)
0.72 Westerham 21 miles (34 km) River Cray 154 square miles (400 km2)[3] Tidal reach: Dartford Creek
IngrebourneRiver Ingrebourne or Ingrebourne Rainham, London
51°30′27″N 0°10′24″E / 51.5075°N 0.1733°E / 51.5075; 0.1733 (River Ingrebourne)
0.33 Brentwood 27 miles (43 km) Tidal reach: Rainham Creek
BeamRiver Beam and/or Rom and Bourne Brook Dagenham
51°30′42″N 0°09′31″E / 51.5118°N 0.1587°E / 51.5118; 0.1587 (River Beam)
0.34 Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club, Watton's Green 13 miles (21 km) The Ravensbourne Rom upstream of inflow of Ravensbourne
RodingRiver Roding Creekmouth
51°30′52″N 0°05′55″E / 51.5145°N 0.0987°E / 51.5145; 0.0987 (River Roding)
1.85 Molehill Green, near Dunmow 31 miles (50 km)[4] Cripsey Brook
Cran Brook
Alders Brook
Seven Kings Water
Mayes Brook
132 square miles (340 km2)[5] tidal reach: Barking Creek
Lea00River Lea Leamouth
51°30′26″N 0°00′33″E / 51.5071°N 0.0092°E / 51.5071; 0.0092 (River Lea)
5.48 Leagrave 42 miles (68 km) The Hackney Brook
River Moselle
Pymmes Brook
River Ching
Turkey Brook
River Stort
River Beane
River Mimram
550 square miles (1,400 km2)[5] tidal reach: Bow Creek
RavensbourneRiver Ravensbourne or Ravensbourne Deptford
51°29′01″N 0°01′07″W / 51.4835°N 0.0185°W / 51.4835; -0.0185 (River Ravensbourne)
0.43 Keston 11 miles (18 km) Spring Brook
River Pool
River Quaggy
69 square miles (180 km2) tidal reach: Deptford Creek
NeckingerRiver Neckinger or the Neckinger Channel Shad Thames
51°30′09″N 0°04′15″W / 51.5024°N 0.0708°W / 51.5024; -0.0708 (River Neckinger)
north Southwark 0.8 miles (1.3 km) (about; longer old catchment drains to other surface and combined water conduits) mainly diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
WalRiver Walbrook or Walbrook Finsbury
51°30′34″N 0°05′34″W / 51.5094°N 0.0928°W / 51.5094; -0.0928 (River Walbrook)
north walls of City of London (trad.) 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
FleetRiver Fleet or Fleet stream Bazelgette's Mid and Lower Northern Interceptor Sewers (previously a stream/field ditch ending at Blackfriars, London)
51°30′39″N 0°06′17″W / 51.5108°N 0.1048°W / 51.5108; -0.1048 (River Fleet)
Hampstead Heath 1 mile (1.6 km) (as to connecting lengths of ponds) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains. Was also known as the Holbourne/Holborn
EffraRiver Effra Vauxhall
51°29′14″N 0°07′33″W / 51.4873°N 0.1258°W / 51.4873; -0.1258 (River Effra)
west and east limits of Gypsy Hill, London 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
TyburnRiver Tyburn, the Tyburn or the Ty Bourne north and south of Vauxhall Bridge, and small forked mouth around Horseguards Avenue, Westminster (4 mouths)
51°29′17″N 0°07′43″W / 51.4880°N 0.1287°W / 51.4880; -0.1287 (Tyburn)
South Hampstead 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
Falconbrook Battersea
51°28′05″N 0°10′51″W / 51.4680°N 0.1808°W / 51.4680; -0.1808 (Falconbrook)
Tooting Graveney Common, Tooting and east end of Poynder's Road, Clapham[6][7] 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
WestbourneRiver Westbourne Chelsea
51°29′06″N 0°09′13″W / 51.4850°N 0.1537°W / 51.4850; -0.1537 (River Westbourne)
Grange Gardens, Hampstead, West Hampstead and two sources in east Willesden (today's Brondesbury Park) 0 miles (0 km) Tyburn Brook diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
Counter's Creek west Chelsea/east Fulham
51°28′40″N 0°10′46″W / 51.4778°N 0.1794°W / 51.4778; -0.1794 (Counter's Creek)
Kensal Green 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
WandleRiver Wandle Wandsworth
51°27′46″N 0°11′43″W / 51.4629°N 0.1952°W / 51.4629; -0.1952 (River Wandle)
1.7 Waddon 9 miles (14 km) River Graveney 78 square miles (200 km2)[5]
Beverley Brook Putney
51°28′18″N 0°13′22″W / 51.4718°N 0.2229°W / 51.4718; -0.2229 (Beverley Brook)
Worcester Park 9 miles (14 km)[5] Pyl Brook 25 square miles (65 km2)[5]
Stamford Brook Hammersmith
51°29′25″N 0°14′03″W / 51.4903°N 0.2341°W / 51.4903; -0.2341 (Stamford Brook)
Acton 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains – old tidal mouth: Hammersmith Creek
Bollo or Bollar Brook Chiswick
51°28′46″N 0°15′04″W / 51.4794°N 0.2512°W / 51.4794; -0.2512 (Bollo Brook)
Acton 0 miles (0 km) diverted to surface and combined sewer drains
BrentRiver Brent Brentford
51°28′59″N 0°18′00″W / 51.4830°N 0.3000°W / 51.4830; -0.3000 (River Brent)
1.32 Barnet 18 miles (29 km) Dollis Brook
Folly Brook
Mutton Brook
58 square miles (150 km2)[5]
Duke of Northumberland's River (west) and (east) Isleworth
51°28′13″N 0°19′16″W / 51.4704°N 0.3212°W / 51.4704; -0.3212 (Duke of Northumberland's River)
River Crane & River Colne 9.3 miles (15.0 km) (includes eastern 2.5 miles) Artificial distributary of the Colne and Crane
CraneRiver Crane Isleworth
51°27′55″N 0°19′17″W / 51.4654°N 0.3215°W / 51.4654; -0.3215 (River Crane)
0.54 Hayes, Hillingdon 9 miles (14 km) Yeading Brook 42 square miles (110 km2)[5]
Sudbrook Petersham
51°26′55″N 0°18′21″W / 51.4487°N 0.3058°W / 51.4487; -0.3058 (Sudbrook (stream))
Dann's Pond, Richmond Park 2 miles (3.2 km) Latchmere Stream culverted
Hogsmill River Kingston upon Thames
51°24′33″N 0°18′31″W / 51.4093°N 0.3085°W / 51.4093; -0.3085 (Hogsmill River)
0.98 Ewell 6 miles (9.7 km) Bonesgate Stream 28 square miles (73 km2)
RytheThe Rythe Thames Ditton
51°23′28″N 0°19′34″W / 51.3911°N 0.3260°W / 51.3911; -0.3260 (The Rythe)
north Oxshott 4.2 miles (6.8 km)
MoleRiver Mole Molesey
51°24′04″N 0°20′21″W / 51.4012°N 0.3393°W / 51.4012; -0.3393 (River Mole)
5.43 Rusper 50 miles (80 km) Ifield Brook
Gatwick Stream
Earlswood Brook
Pipp Brook
The Rye
198 square miles (510 km2)
Longford River Hampton Court Palace
51°24′05″N 0°20′18″W / 51.4013°N 0.3383°W / 51.4013; -0.3383 (Longford River)
River Colne 12 miles (19 km) Artificial distributary of the Colne
AshRiver Ash southwest corner of Sunbury-on-Thames
51°23′52″N 0°25′02″W / 51.3977°N 0.4173°W / 51.3977; -0.4173 (River Ash)
River Colne 6.2 miles (10.0 km)[8] Distributary of the Colne
WeyRiver Wey (and Caker Stream) Weybridge
51°22′49″N 0°27′25″W / 51.3804°N 0.4570°W / 51.3804; -0.4570 (River Wey)
6.95 Hartley Mauditt and Upper Farringdon, Hampshire (main, north or west branch);
parishes of Fernhurst/Lurgashall in South Downs National Park (south branch)
53 miles (85 km) River Ock, Surrey
Cranleigh Waters
River Tillingbourne
Hoe Stream (fed by the Hodge Brook and Stanford Brook)
Of south branch:
River Slea, Hampshire
Dead Water
Cooper's Stream
350 square miles (910 km2) Source of south branch about 52 miles to/from mouth.
BourneRiver Bourne, Chertsey Weybridge
51°22′43″N 0°27′50″W / 51.3785°N 0.4638°W / 51.3785; -0.4638 (River Bourne)
Windsor Great Park, Ascot and Swinley Forest 13.2 miles (21.2 km) River Bourne, Addlestone
ColneRiver Colne Staines
51°25′58″N 0°30′55″W / 51.4329°N 0.5152°W / 51.4329; -0.5152 (River Colne)
4.05 (before all distributaries) North Mymms 36 miles (58 km) River Pinn
River Misbourne
River Chess
River Gade
River Ver
Colne Brook Hythe End, Wraysbury
51°26′16″N 0°32′07″W / 51.4379°N 0.5352°W / 51.4379; -0.5352 (Colne Brook)
River Colne 9.2 miles (14.8 km) Distributary of the Colne
CutThe Cut Bray
51°29′57″N 0°40′53″W / 51.4991°N 0.6815°W / 51.4991; -0.6815 (The Cut)
North Ascot 14 miles (23 km) Bull Brook, The Bourne
WyeRiver Wye Bourne End
51°34′13″N 0°42′40″W / 51.5704°N 0.7111°W / 51.5704; -0.7111 (River Wye)
1.00 West Wycombe
51°38′52″N 0°48′45″W / 51.647802°N 0.812522°W / 51.647802; -0.812522 (River Wye)
8.7 miles (14.0 km) Hughenden Stream In wet years this river is additionally sourced by an aquifer further up the same valley, extending the river by another mile in length.
Hamble Brook Hambleden Marina
51°33′31″N 0°52′10″W / 51.5585°N 00.8695°W / 51.5585; -00.8695 (Hamble Brook)
Sourced by an aquifer in the Hambleden Valley, occasionally dry.
LoddonRiver Loddon Wargrave
51°30′06″N 0°52′48″W / 51.5017°N 0.8800°W / 51.5017; -0.8800 (River Loddon)
2.16 Basingstoke 28 miles (45 km) St Patrick's Stream
River Broadwater
Emm Brook
River Blackwater
400 square miles (1,000 km2)
Berry BrookBerry Brook Hallsmead Ait, near Shiplake
51°29′29″N 0°53′43″W / 51.4913°N 0.8953°W / 51.4913; -0.8953 (Berry Brook)
street (Surface Water) drains of South View Avenue, Caversham 4 miles (6.4 km)
KennetRiver Kennet Reading
51°27′32″N 0°56′58″W / 51.4590°N 0.9495°W / 51.4590; -0.9495 (River Kennet)
9.75 Swallowhead spring and others near Silbury Hill 45 miles (72 km) Foudry Brook
Clayhill Brook
River Enborne
River Lambourn
River Dun
River Og
450 square miles (1,200 km2)[9]
PangRiver Pang Pangbourne
51°29′09″N 1°05′17″W / 51.4858°N 1.0880°W / 51.4858; -1.0880 (River Pang)
0.62 Compton 14 miles (23 km) River Bourne, Berkshire
River Roden
66 square miles (170 km2)[10]
ThameRiver Thame Dorchester
51°38′05″N 1°09′58″W / 51.6348°N 1.1660°W / 51.6348; -1.1660 (River Thame)
3.90 Rowsham / Cheddington, Vale of Aylesbury 40 miles (64 km) 310 square miles (800 km2)[11]
OckRiver Ock Abingdon
51°39′59″N 1°17′02″W / 51.6665°N 1.2838°W / 51.6665; -1.2838 (River Ock)
1.52 Cock Well, Little Coxwell 21 miles (34 km) Holywell Brook (rising in same parish)
Stutfield Brook
CherwellRiver Cherwell Oxford
51°44′32″N 1°14′54″W / 51.7421°N 1.2483°W / 51.7421; -1.2483 (River Cherwell)
7.2 Hellidon 40 miles (64 km) River Ray
River Swere
364 square miles (940 km2)[12]
EvenlodeRiver Evenlode Above King's Lock
51°47′06″N 1°20′16″W / 51.7849°N 1.3378°W / 51.7849; -1.3378 (River Evenlode)
3.7 Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire 10 miles (16 km) River Glyme
Rollright Brook
WindrushRiver Windrush Newbridge
51°42′36″N 1°25′02″W / 51.7100°N 1.4173°W / 51.7100; -1.4173 (River Windrush)
3.27 Taddington, Gloucestershire 40 miles (64 km) River Dikler
River Eye, Gloucestershire
140 square miles (360 km2)[13]
ColeRiver Cole Above Buscot Lock
51°41′19″N 1°40′38″W / 51.6887°N 1.6772°W / 51.6887; -1.6772 (River Cole)
1.20 Burderop Park, Hodson, Wiltshire 17 miles (27 km) Dorcan Stream (has subsumed original Cole sources)
Pennyhooks Brook
LeachRiver Leach Lechlade
51°41′21″N 1°40′38″W / 51.6891°N 1.6772°W / 51.6891; -1.6772 (River Leach)
0.75 Hampnett, Gloucestershire 18 miles (29 km)
Coln00River Coln Lechlade
51°41′17″N 1°42′19″W / 51.6881°N 1.7052°W / 51.6881; -1.7052 (River Coln)
2.06 Brockhampton, Gloucestershire 30 miles (48 km)
RayRiver Ray, Wiltshire Cricklade
51°38′39″N 1°49′31″W / 51.6442°N 1.8252°W / 51.6442; -1.8252 (River Ray)
1.28 Markham Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire 12 miles (19 km)
KeyRiver Key Cricklade
51°38′33″N 1°50′46″W / 51.6424°N 1.8461°W / 51.6424; -1.8461 (River Key)
West of Battle Lake, Braydon 6.5 miles (10.5 km)
ChurnRiver Churn Cricklade
51°38′42″N 1°51′12″W / 51.6450°N 1.8533°W / 51.6450; -1.8533 (River Churn)
0.86 Seven Springs, Gloucestershire 16 miles (26 km)

The average discharge is taken from the lowest point at which measurements are taken, which may be upstream of the confluence.

Backwaters and cuts edit

This list comprises the principal instances; longest ex-mill races (leats), with own articles are included; the main weirstream/river stream of each Thames lock is omitted and the smallest such associated instances but the Sheepwash Channel is included for its importance in Oxford.

Name (ordered lowest to highest elevation) Re-convergence Length Effluence
The Creek, Sunbury Wheatley's Ait (North), Sunbury-on-Thames 51°24′04″N 0°24′47″W / 51.401°N 0.413°W / 51.401; -0.413 (The Creek) 0.654 miles (1.053 km) Tumbling Bay weir, east Shepperton (traditionally) (& storm weir)
Desborough Cut southwest Walton-on-Thames 51°23′02″N 0°26′10″W / 51.384°N 0.436°W / 51.384; -0.436 (Desborough Cut (end)) 0.682 miles (1.098 km) northeast Weybridge
Abbey River Chertsey Lock 51°23′49″N 0°29′17″W / 51.397°N 0.488°W / 51.397; -0.488 (Abbey River) 2 miles (3.2 km) Penton Hook Island, Thorpe
Jubilee River Black Potts Ait, Datchet 51°29′28″N 0°35′35″W / 51.491°N 0.593°W / 51.491; -0.593 (Jubilee River) 7.2 miles (11.6 km) Boulter's Lock, Taplow
Clewer Mill Stream Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Windsor 51°29′13″N 0°37′26″W / 51.487°N 0.624°W / 51.487; -0.624 (Clewer Mill Stream) 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Bush Ait, Clewer, Windsor, Berkshire
Hennerton Backwater opposite Ferry Eyot 51°31′19″N 0°52′41″W / 51.522°N 0.878°W / 51.522; -0.878 (Hennerton Backwater) 1.25 miles (2.01 km) above Camps Puddle, by foot of Wargrave Hill
Swift Ditch Culham Bridge 51°39′29″N 1°16′41″W / 51.658°N 1.278°W / 51.658; -1.278 (Swift Ditch) 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Abingdon Lock
Seacourt Stream and Hinksey Stream Kennington Railway Bridge, Oxford 51°43′16″N 1°14′35″W / 51.721°N 1.243°W / 51.721; -1.243 (Hinksey Stream) 6 miles (9.7 km) north Wytham
Castle Mill Stream Gasworks Bridge, Oxford 51°44′46″N 1°15′50″W / 51.746°N 1.264°W / 51.746; -1.264 (Castle Mill Stream) 0.66 miles (1.06 km) Port Meadow, Oxford
Bulstake Stream Osney Rail Bridge51°44′49″N 1°16′01″W / 51.747°N 1.267°W / 51.747; -1.267 (Bulstake Stream) 1.7 miles (2.7 km) Four Rivers, Oxford
Sheepwash Channel Four Rivers, Oxford 51°45′18″N 1°16′19″W / 51.755°N 1.272°W / 51.755; -1.272 (Sheepwash Channel) 0.1 miles (0.16 km) Castle Mill Stream at Isis Lock
Kingsbridge Brook/ Wolvercote Mill Stream above Godstow Lock and weir 51°46′44″N 1°17′49″W / 51.779°N 1.297°W / 51.779; -1.297 (Kingsbridge Brook) 1.3 miles (2.1 km) Oxey Mead, south Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Linked waterways edit

Name Confluence Length Destination Notes
Regent's Canal Limehouse Basin south exit 51°30′43″N 0°02′12″W / 51.5120°N 0.0367°W / 51.5120; -0.0367 (Regent's Canal) Little Venice junction with Paddington Arm of Grand Union Canal (to Paddington Basin, or Hayes for Brentford riverside or main course to the Midlands)
Lee Navigation, via lower River Lea Bromley-by-Bow 51°30′26″N 0°00′33″E / 51.5071°N 0.0092°E / 51.5071; 0.0092 (River Lea) Hertford Castle Weir, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Grand Union Canal via lower River Brent Brentford 51°28′59″N 0°18′00″W / 51.4830°N 0.3000°W / 51.4830; -0.3000 (River Brent) Birmingham
Wey and Godalming Navigations via lower River Wey Weybridge 51°22′49″N 0°27′25″W / 51.3804°N 0.4570°W / 51.3804; -0.4570 (River Wey) 20 miles (32 km) Godalming, Surrey, via Guildford
Maidenhead Waterways Bray 51°29′57″N 0°40′53″W / 51.4991°N 0.6815°W / 51.4991; -0.6815 (Maidenhead Waterways) unnavigable
Kennet and Avon Canal via River Kennet Reading 51°27′32″N 0°56′58″W / 51.4590°N 0.9495°W / 51.4590; -0.9495 (River Kennet) 87 miles (140 km) Bristol and via Avonmouth the Bristol Channel, Atlantic Ocean
Wilts & Berks Canal Abingdon 51°39′04″N 1°16′58″W / 51.6510°N 1.2827°W / 51.6510; -1.2827 (Wilts & Berks Canal) 52 miles (84 km) Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham, west Wiltshire abandoned 1914, under restoration
Oxford Canal via Sheepwash Channel, Oxford
via Dukes Cut
Oxford 51°44′47″N 1°15′49″W / 51.7463°N 1.2636°W / 51.7463; -1.2636 (Oxford Canal via Oxford)
King's Lock 51°47′23″N 1°18′31″W / 51.7896°N 1.3085°W / 51.7896; -1.3085 (Oxford Canal via King's Lock)
78 miles (126 km) Coventry, Warwickshire and the Grand Union Canal
Thames and Severn Canal via River Coln Lechlade 51°41′17″N 1°42′19″W / 51.6881°N 1.7052°W / 51.6881; -1.7052 (River Coln) Stroud, Gloucestershire and Gloucester and the Severn valley closed 1933, under restoration

Poem by Alexander Pope listing some Thames tributaries edit

Around his Throne the Sea-born Brothers stood,
That swell with Tributary Urns his Flood.
First the fam'd Authors of his ancient Name,
The winding Isis, and the fruitful Tame:
The Kennet swift, for silver Eels renown'd;
The Loddon slow, with verdant Alders crown'd:
Cole, whose clear Streams his flow'ry Islands lave;
And chalky Wey, that rolls a milky Wave:
The blue, transparent Vandalis appears;
The gulphy Lee his sedgy Tresses rears:
And sullen Mole, that hides his diving Flood;
And silent Darent, stain'd with Danish Blood.

— Alexander Pope, Windsor Forest (lines 335–346)

See also edit

References edit

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  • Fred. S. Thacker The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs, 1920. Republished by David & Charles, 1968.

External links edit

  • Map of 'Tributaries of the River Thames' compiled from this list, includes tributaries and confluences

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This article lists the tributaries of the River Thames from the sea to the source in England There are also secondary lists of backwaters of the river itself and the waterways branching off Note the River Medway shares the saline lower Thames Estuary Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Backwaters and cuts 3 Linked waterways 4 Poem by Alexander Pope listing some Thames tributaries 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTributaries editName Confluence Average discharge m s 1 Source Length Tributaries Catchment NotesEbbsfleet River Northfleet 51 27 01 N 0 19 47 E 51 4503 N 0 3296 E 51 4503 0 3296 Northfleet Springhead just S of the A2 road at Southfleet 2 4 miles 3 9 km Approx 10 miles due west of London Stone at grid reference TQ860786Mardyke Purfleet51 29 08 N 0 13 40 E 51 4856 N 0 2278 E 51 4856 0 2278 Mardyke 0 48 Holden s Wood between Great Warley and Little Warley 2 11 miles 18 km 35 square miles 91 km2 Darent River Darent Dartford51 28 49 N 0 13 03 E 51 4802 N 0 2176 E 51 4802 0 2176 River Darent 0 72 Westerham 21 miles 34 km River Cray 154 square miles 400 km2 3 Tidal reach Dartford CreekIngrebourne River Ingrebourne or Ingrebourne Rainham London51 30 27 N 0 10 24 E 51 5075 N 0 1733 E 51 5075 0 1733 River Ingrebourne 0 33 Brentwood 27 miles 43 km Tidal reach Rainham CreekBeam River Beam and or Rom and Bourne Brook Dagenham51 30 42 N 0 09 31 E 51 5118 N 0 1587 E 51 5118 0 1587 River Beam 0 34 Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club Watton s Green 13 miles 21 km The Ravensbourne Rom upstream of inflow of RavensbourneRoding River Roding Creekmouth51 30 52 N 0 05 55 E 51 5145 N 0 0987 E 51 5145 0 0987 River Roding 1 85 Molehill Green near Dunmow 31 miles 50 km 4 Cripsey BrookCran BrookAlders Brook Seven Kings Water Mayes Brook 132 square miles 340 km2 5 tidal reach Barking CreekLea00 River Lea Leamouth51 30 26 N 0 00 33 E 51 5071 N 0 0092 E 51 5071 0 0092 River Lea 5 48 Leagrave 42 miles 68 km The Hackney Brook River Moselle Pymmes Brook River Ching Turkey Brook River Stort River Beane River Mimram 550 square miles 1 400 km2 5 tidal reach Bow CreekRavensbourne River Ravensbourne or Ravensbourne Deptford51 29 01 N 0 01 07 W 51 4835 N 0 0185 W 51 4835 0 0185 River Ravensbourne 0 43 Keston 11 miles 18 km Spring Brook River Pool River Quaggy 69 square miles 180 km2 tidal reach Deptford CreekNeckinger River Neckinger or the Neckinger Channel Shad Thames51 30 09 N 0 04 15 W 51 5024 N 0 0708 W 51 5024 0 0708 River Neckinger north Southwark 0 8 miles 1 3 km about longer old catchment drains to other surface and combined water conduits mainly diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsWal River Walbrook or Walbrook Finsbury51 30 34 N 0 05 34 W 51 5094 N 0 0928 W 51 5094 0 0928 River Walbrook north walls of City of London trad 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsFleet River Fleet or Fleet stream Bazelgette s Mid and Lower Northern Interceptor Sewers previously a stream field ditch ending at Blackfriars London 51 30 39 N 0 06 17 W 51 5108 N 0 1048 W 51 5108 0 1048 River Fleet Hampstead Heath 1 mile 1 6 km as to connecting lengths of ponds diverted to surface and combined sewer drains Was also known as the Holbourne HolbornEffra River Effra Vauxhall51 29 14 N 0 07 33 W 51 4873 N 0 1258 W 51 4873 0 1258 River Effra west and east limits of Gypsy Hill London 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsTyburn River Tyburn the Tyburn or the Ty Bourne north and south of Vauxhall Bridge and small forked mouth around Horseguards Avenue Westminster 4 mouths 51 29 17 N 0 07 43 W 51 4880 N 0 1287 W 51 4880 0 1287 Tyburn South Hampstead 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsFalconbrook Battersea51 28 05 N 0 10 51 W 51 4680 N 0 1808 W 51 4680 0 1808 Falconbrook Tooting Graveney Common Tooting and east end of Poynder s Road Clapham 6 7 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsWestbourne River Westbourne Chelsea51 29 06 N 0 09 13 W 51 4850 N 0 1537 W 51 4850 0 1537 River Westbourne Grange Gardens Hampstead West Hampstead and two sources in east Willesden today s Brondesbury Park 0 miles 0 km Tyburn Brook diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsCounter s Creek west Chelsea east Fulham51 28 40 N 0 10 46 W 51 4778 N 0 1794 W 51 4778 0 1794 Counter s Creek Kensal Green 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsWandle River Wandle Wandsworth51 27 46 N 0 11 43 W 51 4629 N 0 1952 W 51 4629 0 1952 River Wandle 1 7 Waddon 9 miles 14 km River Graveney 78 square miles 200 km2 5 Beverley Brook Putney51 28 18 N 0 13 22 W 51 4718 N 0 2229 W 51 4718 0 2229 Beverley Brook Worcester Park 9 miles 14 km 5 Pyl Brook 25 square miles 65 km2 5 Stamford Brook Hammersmith51 29 25 N 0 14 03 W 51 4903 N 0 2341 W 51 4903 0 2341 Stamford Brook Acton 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drains old tidal mouth Hammersmith CreekBollo or Bollar Brook Chiswick51 28 46 N 0 15 04 W 51 4794 N 0 2512 W 51 4794 0 2512 Bollo Brook Acton 0 miles 0 km diverted to surface and combined sewer drainsBrent River Brent Brentford51 28 59 N 0 18 00 W 51 4830 N 0 3000 W 51 4830 0 3000 River Brent 1 32 Barnet 18 miles 29 km Dollis Brook Folly Brook Mutton Brook 58 square miles 150 km2 5 Duke of Northumberland s River west and east Isleworth51 28 13 N 0 19 16 W 51 4704 N 0 3212 W 51 4704 0 3212 Duke of Northumberland s River River Crane amp River Colne 9 3 miles 15 0 km includes eastern 2 5 miles Artificial distributary of the Colne and CraneCrane River Crane Isleworth51 27 55 N 0 19 17 W 51 4654 N 0 3215 W 51 4654 0 3215 River Crane 0 54 Hayes Hillingdon 9 miles 14 km Yeading Brook 42 square miles 110 km2 5 Sudbrook Petersham51 26 55 N 0 18 21 W 51 4487 N 0 3058 W 51 4487 0 3058 Sudbrook stream Dann s Pond Richmond Park 2 miles 3 2 km Latchmere Stream culvertedHogsmill River Kingston upon Thames51 24 33 N 0 18 31 W 51 4093 N 0 3085 W 51 4093 0 3085 Hogsmill River 0 98 Ewell 6 miles 9 7 km Bonesgate Stream 28 square miles 73 km2 Rythe The Rythe Thames Ditton51 23 28 N 0 19 34 W 51 3911 N 0 3260 W 51 3911 0 3260 The Rythe north Oxshott 4 2 miles 6 8 km Mole River Mole Molesey51 24 04 N 0 20 21 W 51 4012 N 0 3393 W 51 4012 0 3393 River Mole 5 43 Rusper 50 miles 80 km Ifield BrookGatwick StreamEarlswood BrookPipp Brook The Rye 198 square miles 510 km2 Longford River Hampton Court Palace51 24 05 N 0 20 18 W 51 4013 N 0 3383 W 51 4013 0 3383 Longford River River Colne 12 miles 19 km Artificial distributary of the ColneAsh River Ash southwest corner of Sunbury on Thames51 23 52 N 0 25 02 W 51 3977 N 0 4173 W 51 3977 0 4173 River Ash River Colne 6 2 miles 10 0 km 8 Distributary of the ColneWey River Wey and Caker Stream Weybridge51 22 49 N 0 27 25 W 51 3804 N 0 4570 W 51 3804 0 4570 River Wey 6 95 Hartley Mauditt and Upper Farringdon Hampshire main north or west branch parishes of Fernhurst Lurgashall in South Downs National Park south branch 53 miles 85 km River Ock Surrey Cranleigh WatersRiver Tillingbourne Hoe Stream fed by the Hodge Brook and Stanford Brook Of south branch River Slea HampshireDead WaterCooper s Stream 350 square miles 910 km2 Source of south branch about 52 miles to from mouth Bourne River Bourne Chertsey Weybridge51 22 43 N 0 27 50 W 51 3785 N 0 4638 W 51 3785 0 4638 River Bourne Windsor Great Park Ascot and Swinley Forest 13 2 miles 21 2 km River Bourne AddlestoneColne River Colne Staines51 25 58 N 0 30 55 W 51 4329 N 0 5152 W 51 4329 0 5152 River Colne 4 05 before all distributaries North Mymms 36 miles 58 km River Pinn River Misbourne River Chess River Gade River VerColne Brook Hythe End Wraysbury51 26 16 N 0 32 07 W 51 4379 N 0 5352 W 51 4379 0 5352 Colne Brook River Colne 9 2 miles 14 8 km Distributary of the ColneCut The Cut Bray51 29 57 N 0 40 53 W 51 4991 N 0 6815 W 51 4991 0 6815 The Cut North Ascot 14 miles 23 km Bull Brook The BourneWye River Wye Bourne End51 34 13 N 0 42 40 W 51 5704 N 0 7111 W 51 5704 0 7111 River Wye 1 00 West Wycombe51 38 52 N 0 48 45 W 51 647802 N 0 812522 W 51 647802 0 812522 River Wye 8 7 miles 14 0 km Hughenden Stream In wet years this river is additionally sourced by an aquifer further up the same valley extending the river by another mile in length Hamble Brook Hambleden Marina51 33 31 N 0 52 10 W 51 5585 N 00 8695 W 51 5585 00 8695 Hamble Brook Sourced by an aquifer in the Hambleden Valley occasionally dry Loddon River Loddon Wargrave51 30 06 N 0 52 48 W 51 5017 N 0 8800 W 51 5017 0 8800 River Loddon 2 16 Basingstoke 28 miles 45 km St Patrick s Stream River Broadwater Emm Brook River Blackwater 400 square miles 1 000 km2 Berry Brook Berry Brook Hallsmead Ait near Shiplake51 29 29 N 0 53 43 W 51 4913 N 0 8953 W 51 4913 0 8953 Berry Brook street Surface Water drains of South View Avenue Caversham 4 miles 6 4 km Kennet River Kennet Reading51 27 32 N 0 56 58 W 51 4590 N 0 9495 W 51 4590 0 9495 River Kennet 9 75 Swallowhead spring and others near Silbury Hill 45 miles 72 km Foudry Brook Clayhill Brook River Enborne River Lambourn River Dun River Og 450 square miles 1 200 km2 9 Pang River Pang Pangbourne51 29 09 N 1 05 17 W 51 4858 N 1 0880 W 51 4858 1 0880 River Pang 0 62 Compton 14 miles 23 km River Bourne Berkshire River Roden 66 square miles 170 km2 10 Thame River Thame Dorchester51 38 05 N 1 09 58 W 51 6348 N 1 1660 W 51 6348 1 1660 River Thame 3 90 Rowsham Cheddington Vale of Aylesbury 40 miles 64 km 310 square miles 800 km2 11 Ock River Ock Abingdon51 39 59 N 1 17 02 W 51 6665 N 1 2838 W 51 6665 1 2838 River Ock 1 52 Cock Well Little Coxwell 21 miles 34 km Holywell Brook rising in same parish Stutfield BrookCherwell River Cherwell Oxford51 44 32 N 1 14 54 W 51 7421 N 1 2483 W 51 7421 1 2483 River Cherwell 7 2 Hellidon 40 miles 64 km River Ray River Swere 364 square miles 940 km2 12 Evenlode River Evenlode Above King s Lock51 47 06 N 1 20 16 W 51 7849 N 1 3378 W 51 7849 1 3378 River Evenlode 3 7 Moreton in Marsh Oxfordshire 10 miles 16 km River GlymeRollright BrookWindrush River Windrush Newbridge51 42 36 N 1 25 02 W 51 7100 N 1 4173 W 51 7100 1 4173 River Windrush 3 27 Taddington Gloucestershire 40 miles 64 km River DiklerRiver Eye Gloucestershire 140 square miles 360 km2 13 Cole River Cole Above Buscot Lock51 41 19 N 1 40 38 W 51 6887 N 1 6772 W 51 6887 1 6772 River Cole 1 20 Burderop Park Hodson Wiltshire 17 miles 27 km Dorcan Stream has subsumed original Cole sources Pennyhooks BrookLeach River Leach Lechlade51 41 21 N 1 40 38 W 51 6891 N 1 6772 W 51 6891 1 6772 River Leach 0 75 Hampnett Gloucestershire 18 miles 29 km Coln00 River Coln Lechlade51 41 17 N 1 42 19 W 51 6881 N 1 7052 W 51 6881 1 7052 River Coln 2 06 Brockhampton Gloucestershire 30 miles 48 km Ray River Ray Wiltshire Cricklade51 38 39 N 1 49 31 W 51 6442 N 1 8252 W 51 6442 1 8252 River Ray 1 28 Markham Hill Wroughton Wiltshire 12 miles 19 km Key River Key Cricklade51 38 33 N 1 50 46 W 51 6424 N 1 8461 W 51 6424 1 8461 River Key West of Battle Lake Braydon 6 5 miles 10 5 km Churn River Churn Cricklade51 38 42 N 1 51 12 W 51 6450 N 1 8533 W 51 6450 1 8533 River Churn 0 86 Seven Springs Gloucestershire 16 miles 26 km The average discharge is taken from the lowest point at which measurements are taken which may be upstream of the confluence Backwaters and cuts editThis list comprises the principal instances longest ex mill races leats with own articles are included the main weirstream river stream of each Thames lock is omitted and the smallest such associated instances but the Sheepwash Channel is included for its importance in Oxford Name ordered lowest to highest elevation Re convergence Length EffluenceThe Creek Sunbury Wheatley s Ait North Sunbury on Thames 51 24 04 N 0 24 47 W 51 401 N 0 413 W 51 401 0 413 The Creek 0 654 miles 1 053 km Tumbling Bay weir east Shepperton traditionally amp storm weir Desborough Cut southwest Walton on Thames 51 23 02 N 0 26 10 W 51 384 N 0 436 W 51 384 0 436 Desborough Cut end 0 682 miles 1 098 km northeast WeybridgeAbbey River Chertsey Lock 51 23 49 N 0 29 17 W 51 397 N 0 488 W 51 397 0 488 Abbey River 2 miles 3 2 km Penton Hook Island ThorpeJubilee River Black Potts Ait Datchet 51 29 28 N 0 35 35 W 51 491 N 0 593 W 51 491 0 593 Jubilee River 7 2 miles 11 6 km Boulter s Lock TaplowClewer Mill Stream Queen Elizabeth Bridge Windsor 51 29 13 N 0 37 26 W 51 487 N 0 624 W 51 487 0 624 Clewer Mill Stream 1 5 miles 2 4 km Bush Ait Clewer Windsor BerkshireHennerton Backwater opposite Ferry Eyot 51 31 19 N 0 52 41 W 51 522 N 0 878 W 51 522 0 878 Hennerton Backwater 1 25 miles 2 01 km above Camps Puddle by foot of Wargrave HillSwift Ditch Culham Bridge 51 39 29 N 1 16 41 W 51 658 N 1 278 W 51 658 1 278 Swift Ditch 1 5 miles 2 4 km Abingdon LockSeacourt Stream and Hinksey Stream Kennington Railway Bridge Oxford 51 43 16 N 1 14 35 W 51 721 N 1 243 W 51 721 1 243 Hinksey Stream 6 miles 9 7 km north WythamCastle Mill Stream Gasworks Bridge Oxford 51 44 46 N 1 15 50 W 51 746 N 1 264 W 51 746 1 264 Castle Mill Stream 0 66 miles 1 06 km Port Meadow OxfordBulstake Stream Osney Rail Bridge51 44 49 N 1 16 01 W 51 747 N 1 267 W 51 747 1 267 Bulstake Stream 1 7 miles 2 7 km Four Rivers OxfordSheepwash Channel Four Rivers Oxford 51 45 18 N 1 16 19 W 51 755 N 1 272 W 51 755 1 272 Sheepwash Channel 0 1 miles 0 16 km Castle Mill Stream at Isis LockKingsbridge Brook Wolvercote Mill Stream above Godstow Lock and weir 51 46 44 N 1 17 49 W 51 779 N 1 297 W 51 779 1 297 Kingsbridge Brook 1 3 miles 2 1 km Oxey Mead south Yarnton OxfordshireLinked waterways editName Confluence Length Destination NotesRegent s Canal Limehouse Basin south exit 51 30 43 N 0 02 12 W 51 5120 N 0 0367 W 51 5120 0 0367 Regent s Canal Little Venice junction with Paddington Arm of Grand Union Canal to Paddington Basin or Hayes for Brentford riverside or main course to the Midlands Lee Navigation via lower River Lea Bromley by Bow 51 30 26 N 0 00 33 E 51 5071 N 0 0092 E 51 5071 0 0092 River Lea Hertford Castle Weir Hertford HertfordshireGrand Union Canal via lower River Brent Brentford 51 28 59 N 0 18 00 W 51 4830 N 0 3000 W 51 4830 0 3000 River Brent BirminghamWey and Godalming Navigations via lower River Wey Weybridge 51 22 49 N 0 27 25 W 51 3804 N 0 4570 W 51 3804 0 4570 River Wey 20 miles 32 km Godalming Surrey via GuildfordMaidenhead Waterways Bray 51 29 57 N 0 40 53 W 51 4991 N 0 6815 W 51 4991 0 6815 Maidenhead Waterways unnavigableKennet and Avon Canal via River Kennet Reading 51 27 32 N 0 56 58 W 51 4590 N 0 9495 W 51 4590 0 9495 River Kennet 87 miles 140 km Bristol and via Avonmouth the Bristol Channel Atlantic OceanWilts amp Berks Canal Abingdon 51 39 04 N 1 16 58 W 51 6510 N 1 2827 W 51 6510 1 2827 Wilts amp Berks Canal 52 miles 84 km Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham west Wiltshire abandoned 1914 under restorationOxford Canal via Sheepwash Channel Oxford via Dukes Cut Oxford 51 44 47 N 1 15 49 W 51 7463 N 1 2636 W 51 7463 1 2636 Oxford Canal via Oxford King s Lock 51 47 23 N 1 18 31 W 51 7896 N 1 3085 W 51 7896 1 3085 Oxford Canal via King s Lock 78 miles 126 km Coventry Warwickshire and the Grand Union CanalThames and Severn Canal via River Coln Lechlade 51 41 17 N 1 42 19 W 51 6881 N 1 7052 W 51 6881 1 7052 River Coln Stroud Gloucestershire and Gloucester and the Severn valley closed 1933 under restorationPoem by Alexander Pope listing some Thames tributaries editAround his Throne the Sea born Brothers stood That swell with Tributary Urns his Flood First the fam d Authors of his ancient Name The winding Isis and the fruitful Tame The Kennet swift for silver Eels renown d The Loddon slow with verdant Alders crown d Cole whose clear Streams his flow ry Islands lave And chalky Wey that rolls a milky Wave The blue transparent Vandalis appears The gulphy Lee his sedgy Tresses rears And sullen Mole that hides his diving Flood And silent Darent stain d with Danish Blood Alexander Pope Windsor Forest lines 335 346 See also editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Locks and weirs on the River Thames Islands in the River ThamesReferences edit Marsh T Hannaford J eds 2008 UK Hydrometric Register PDF Hydrological data UK series Wallingford Oxfordshire Centre for Ecology amp Hydrology ISBN 978 0 9557672 2 7 Archived from the original PDF on 21 May 2013 Thurrock Flood Risk Assessment Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Maltby E River Darent SuRCaSE project University of Liverpool Retrieved 21 December 2010 River Roding fluvial tidal flood defence project National Environmental Research Council 1992 a b c d e f g HA16 Rivers and Streams PDF Gateway to WildPRO Wildlife Information Network 2004 Retrieved 20 December 2010 Explore georeferenced maps Map images National Library of Scotland https upload wikimedia org wikipedia commons d db LondonBeforeHouses jpg bare URL image file http www spelthorne gov uk article 18090 Other sites Spelthorne Borough Council Biodiversity and Conservation Other Sites Maltby E River Kennet 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Changing Environment Trends and Explanation International Association of Hydrological Sciences 203 349 357 Retrieved 21 December 2010 Cove Smith Chris 2006 The River Thames Book Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson ISBN 0 85288 892 9 Fred S Thacker The Thames Highway Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 Republished by David amp Charles 1968 External links editMap of Tributaries of the River Thames compiled from this list includes tributaries and confluences Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tributaries of the River Thames amp oldid 1186927356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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