Tributaries of the River Thames

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This article lists the tributaries of the River Thames, in England. It includes significant backwaters and waterways that have confluences with the main stream of the River Thames. Most of the tributaries are natural, but a few were man-made.

In addition to those listed, the River Medway shares the Thames Estuary.

 
Table of Contents
1Tributaries
2Backwaters and cuts
3Linked waterways
4See also
5References

Tributaries

Name Confluence Average discharge (m³/s)[1] Source Length Tributaries Catchment Notes
DarentRiver Darent Dartford
51°28′49″N 0°13′03″E / 51.4802°N 0.2176°E / 51.4802; 0.2176 (River Darent)
Westerham &1000000000000002100000021 miles (34 km) River Cray &10000000000000154000000154 square miles (400 km2)[2]
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[3] &1000000000000001100000011 miles (18 km) &1000000000000003500000035 square miles (91 km2)
IngrebourneRiver 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 &1000000000000002700000027 miles (43 km) tidal reach Rainham Creek
BeamRiver Beam Dagenham
51°30′42″N 0°09′31″E / 51.5118°N 0.1587°E / 51.5118; 0.1587 (River Beam)
0.34 Romford The Ravensbourne downstream name for River Rom
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 Dunmow &1000000000000001100000011 miles (18 km)[4] &10000000000000132000000132 square miles (340 km2)[4] tidal reach Barking Creek
Lea00River Lea Bow, London
51°30′26″N 0°00′33″E / 51.5071°N 0.0092°E / 51.5071; 0.0092 (River Lea)
Leagrave &1000000000000004200000042 miles (68 km) River Moselle
The Hackney Brook
River Stort
Turkey Brook
New River
River Beane
River Mimram
&10000000000000550000000550 square miles (1,400 km2)[4] tidal reach Bow Creek
RavensbourneRiver 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 &1000000000000001100000011 miles (18 km) Spring Brook
River Pool
River Quaggy
&1000000000000006900000069 square miles (180 km2) tidal reach Deptford Creek
NeckingerRiver Neckinger Shad Thames
51°30′09″N 0°04′15″W / 51.5024°N 0.0708°W / 51.5024; -0.0708 (River Neckinger)
Southwark subterranean
Walbrook Finsbury
51°30′34″N 0°05′34″W / 51.5094°N 0.0928°W / 51.5094; -0.0928 (Walbrook)
City of London subterranean
FleetRiver Fleet Blackfriars, London
51°30′39″N 0°06′17″W / 51.5108°N 0.1048°W / 51.5108; -0.1048 (River Fleet)
Hampstead Heath subterranean also known as the Holbourne
EffraRiver Effra Vauxhall
51°29′14″N 0°07′33″W / 51.4873°N 0.1258°W / 51.4873; -0.1258 (River Effra)
Crystal Palace, London subterranean
TyburnRiver Tyburn Pimlico
51°29′17″N 0°07′43″W / 51.4880°N 0.1287°W / 51.4880; -0.1287 (River Tyburn)
Hampstead subterranean
Falconbrook Battersea
51°28′05″N 0°10′51″W / 51.4680°N 0.1808°W / 51.4680; -0.1808 (Falconbrook)
Tooting Bec Common subterranean
WestbourneRiver Westbourne Chelsea
51°29′06″N 0°09′13″W / 51.4850°N 0.1537°W / 51.4850; -0.1537 (River Westbourne)
Hampstead Tyburn Brook subterranean
Counter's Creek Chelsea
51°28′40″N 0°10′46″W / 51.4778°N 0.1794°W / 51.4778; -0.1794 (Counter's Creek)
Kensal Green subterranean
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 &100000000000000090000009 miles (14 km) River Graveney
Caterham Bourne
Coulsdon Bourne
&1000000000000007800000078 square miles (200 km2)[4]
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 &100000000000000090000009 miles (14 km)[4] Pyl Brook &1000000000000002500000025 square miles (65 km2)[4]
Stamford Brook Hammersmith
51°29′25″N 0°14′03″W / 51.4903°N 0.2341°W / 51.4903; -0.2341 (Stamford Brook)
Acton subterranean - tidal reach Hammersmith Creek
Bollar or Bollo Brook Chiswick
51°28′46″N 0°15′04″W / 51.4794°N 0.2512°W / 51.4794; -0.2512 (Bollo Brook)
Acton subterranean
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 &1000000000000001800000018 miles (29 km) Dollis Brook
Folly Brook Mutton Brook
&1000000000000005800000058 square miles (150 km2)[4]
Duke of Northumberland's River 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 Artificial
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 &100000000000000090000009 miles (14 km) Yeading Brook &1000000000000004200000042 square miles (110 km2)[4]
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 &100000000000000060000006 miles (9.7 km) Bonesgate Stream &1000000000000002800000028 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)
Oxshott
EmberRiver Ember 51°24′04″N 0°20′21″W / 51.4012°N 0.3393°W / 51.4012; -0.3393 (River Ember) Distributary of Mole
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 &1000000000000005000000050 miles (80 km) Ifield Brook
Gatwick Stream
Earlswood Brook
Pipp Brook
The Rye
&10000000000000198000000198 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 &1000000000000001200000012 miles (19 km) Artificial
AshRiver Ash Lower Sunbury
51°23′52″N 0°25′02″W / 51.3977°N 0.4173°W / 51.3977; -0.4173 (River Ash)
River Colne &100000000000000070000007 miles (11 km)
WeyRiver Wey Weybridge
51°22′49″N 0°27′25″W / 51.3804°N 0.4570°W / 51.3804; -0.4570 (River Wey)
6.95 Farringdon, Hampshire
Alton
&1000000000000008700000087 miles (140 km) River Tillingbourne
River Ock, Surrey
&10000000000000350000000350 square miles (910 km2) Wey has north and south branches
BourneRiver Bourne, north branch Weybridge
51°22′43″N 0°27′50″W / 51.3785°N 0.4638°W / 51.3785; -0.4638 (River Bourne)
Windsor Great Park
BourneRiver Bourne, south branch Weybridge
51°22′43″N 0°27′50″W / 51.3785°N 0.4638°W / 51.3785; -0.4638 (River Bourne)
West End, Woking
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 North Mymms Wraysbury River
Frays River
River Misbourne
River Chess
River Gade
River Ver
Colne Brook Hythe End
51°26′16″N 0°32′07″W / 51.4379°N 0.5352°W / 51.4379; -0.5352 (Colne Brook)
River Colne Distributary of 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 &1000000000000001400000014 miles (23 km) Bull Brook
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 Bradenham &100000000000000090000009 miles (14 km)
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 &1000000000000002800000028 miles (45 km) St Patrick's Stream
River Broadwater
Emm Brook
River Blackwater
&10000000000000400000000400 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)
Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake, Caversham
KennettRiver 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 &1000000000000004500000045 miles (72 km) Foudry Brook
Clayhill Brook
River Enborne
River Lambourn
River Dun
River Og
&10000000000000450000000450 square miles (1,200 km2)[5]
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 &1000000000000001400000014 miles (23 km) River Bourne, Berkshire
River Roden
&1000000000000006600000066 square miles (170 km2)[6]
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 Vale of Aylesbury &1000000000000004000000040 miles (64 km) &10000000000000310000000310 square miles (800 km2)[7]
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 Little Coxwell
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 &1000000000000004000000040 miles (64 km) River Ray, Oxfordshire
River Swere
&10000000000000364000000364 square miles (940 km2)[8]
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
River Glyme
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 &1000000000000004000000040 miles (64 km)
River Dikler
&10000000000000140000000140 square miles (360 km2)[9]
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)
Wanborough, Wiltshire
LeachRiver Leach Lechlade
51°41′21″N 1°40′38″W / 51.6891°N 1.6772°W / 51.6891; -1.6772 (River Leach)
Hampnett &1000000000000001800000018 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
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 Wroughton, Wiltshire
KeyRiver Key Cricklade
51°38′33″N 1°50′46″W / 51.6424°N 1.8461°W / 51.6424; -1.8461 (River Key)
Purton
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 Cheltenham &1000000000000001600000016 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

Name Confluence Length Effluence Notes
Desborough Cut Walton-on-Thames 51°23′02″N 0°26′09″W / 51.3839°N 0.4359°W / 51.3839; -0.4359 (Desborough Cut) 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Weybridge Artificial
Abbey River Chertsey Lock 51°23′33″N 0°29′16″W / 51.3926°N 0.4878°W / 51.3926; -0.4878 (Abbey River) Penton Hook Island
Jubilee River Black Potts Ait 51°29′26″N 0°35′35″W / 51.4906°N 0.5931°W / 51.4906; -0.5931 (Jubilee River) 7.2 miles (11.6 km) Boulter's Lock Artificial
Clewer Mill Stream Queen Elizabeth Bridge 51°29′12″N 0°37′26″W / 51.4867°N 0.6239°W / 51.4867; -0.6239 (Clewer Mill Stream) Bush Ait
Hedsor Water Cookham Lock 51°33′39″N 0°41′36″W / 51.5607°N 0.6933°W / 51.5607; -0.6933 (Hedsor Water)
Hennerton Backwater Ferry Eyot 51°31′21″N 0°52′40″W / 51.5224°N 0.8777°W / 51.5224; -0.8777 (Hennerton Backwater) 1.25 miles (2.01 km) Unnamed Eyot
Swift Ditch Culham Bridge 51°39′29″N 1°16′40″W / 51.6580°N 1.2777°W / 51.6580; -1.2777 (Swift Ditch) Abingdon Lock
Seacourt Stream and Hinksey Stream Kennington Railway Bridge 51°43′17″N 1°14′34″W / 51.7215°N 1.2428°W / 51.7215; -1.2428 (Hinksey Stream) Wytham
Castle Mill Stream Gasworks Bridge, Oxford 51°44′47″N 1°15′49″W / 51.7463°N 1.2636°W / 51.7463; -1.2636 (Castle Mill Stream) Port Meadow
Sheepwash Channel Four Rivers, Oxford 51°45′20″N 1°16′19″W / 51.7555°N 1.2719°W / 51.7555; -1.2719 (Sheepwash Channel) Castle Mill Stream at Isis Lock
Bulstake Stream Osney Rail Bridge 51°44′49″N 1°16′03″W / 51.7469°N 1.2674°W / 51.7469; -1.2674 (Bulstake Stream) Four Rivers, Oxford

Linked waterways

Name Confluence Length Destination Notes
Regent's Canal Limehouse Basin 51°30′43″N 0°02′12″W / 51.5120°N 0.0367°W / 51.5120; -0.0367 (Regent's Canal) Paddington Basin
Lee Navigation via River Lea Bow, London 51°30′26″N 0°00′33″E / 51.5071°N 0.0092°E / 51.5071; 0.0092 (River Lea) Hertford Castle Weir
Grand Union Canal via 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 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
Maidenhead Waterways Bray 51°29′57″N 0°40′53″W / 51.4991°N 0.6815°W / 51.4991; -0.6815 (Maidenhead Waterways)
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
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) Melksham
Oxford Canal via 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
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

See also

References

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  • Fred. S. Thacker The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles
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