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This list comprises the principal instances; longest ex-mill races (), with own articles are included; the main weirstream/river stream of each Thames lock is omitted and the smallest such associated instances [clarification needed]; but the Sheepwash Channel is included for its importance in Oxford.
The Colne is a river and a tributary of the River Thames in England. Just over half its course is in south Hertfordshire. Downstream, it forms the boundary between Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The confluence with the River Thames is on the Staines reach (above Penton Hook Lock) at Staines-upon-Thames.
The River Crane, a tributary of the River Thames, runs 8.5 miles (13.6 km) in West London, England. It forms the lower course of Yeading Brook . It adjoins or passes through three London boroughs : Hillingdon , Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames , in the historic county of Middlesex .
The River Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom , after the River Severn .
The River Rom, also known as the River Beam below its confluence with the Ravensbourne [n 1], is a tributary of the River Thames in England that flows through the east London suburbs around Romford before joining the Thames at Dagenham. Part of the river forms a section of the boundary between the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and ...
In the upper reaches of the Thames, the river depth was raised by dams and in the lower reaches it was raised by embankments, so gradually most fords were lost. [1] At least one regular ford remains, at Duxford. Many of the present road bridges over the river are on the sites of earlier fords, ferries and wooden structures.
The River Churn is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises at Seven Springs in Gloucestershire and flows south for approximately 37.3 km (23.2 mi) to meet the Thames at Cricklade in Wiltshire .
The Rythe is a tributary of the River Thames in north Surrey, England. It runs through woodland for approximately half of its course, but is also culverted and passes through suburban gardens. It joins the Thames between Thames Ditton and Long Ditton. Its longest branch is the Arbrook which drains Arbrook Common, a woodland area of Esher Commons.