List Of Main Rivers Of England: Wiki list article

It includes all the main rivers, but usually not the tributaries

This section includes all rivers entering the Irish Sea from England between the Scottish border and the Welsh border.

Cumbrian coast

All rivers going into the Solway Firth, Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay from the Scottish border south to Silverdale on the Cumbria/Lancashire border.

Flowing into the Solway Firth

Border Esk catchment

The lowest reaches of the Esk are in England but most of the river is in Scotland whilst a short section is followed by the England/Scotland border. Tributaries of the Esk which are wholly in Scotland are omitted from this list but may be found at List of rivers of Scotland.

• River Esk

Most upstream tributaries of the Esk are wholly in Scotland.

Eden catchment

• River Eden

Wampool catchment

• River Wampool

Flowing into the Irish Sea

Derwent catchment

• River Derwent

Ehen catchment

• River Ehen

Calder catchment

• River Calder

Cumbrian Esk catchment

• River Esk

Duddon catchment

• River Duddon

Flowing into Morecambe Bay

Leven catchment

• River Leven

Kent catchment

• River Kent

Lancashire and Cheshire Coast

All rivers discharging into the Irish Sea from Silverdale on the Cumbria/Lancashire border south to the Dee Estuary.

Keer catchment

• River Keer

Lune catchment

• River Lune

Alt catchment

• River Alt

Mersey catchment

• River Mersey

The Dee and most of its tributaries arise in Wales. Though a section of it passes through England, it passes into Wales once again before discharging into the Irish Sea via the Dee estuary. For other rivers entering the Irish Sea and Cardigan Bay from Wales, see List of rivers of Wales. Only those tributaries of the River Dee which flow wholly or partly in England are listed here - for a complete list of the rivers and watercourses of the Dee catchment see List of rivers of Wales.

Dee catchment

• River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy in Welsh)

All further upstream tributaries of the Dee are wholly in Wales.

This section includes all rivers entering the Bristol Channel and the sea off the northern coasts of Devon and Cornwall which is referred to variously as the Southwest Approaches or Celtic Sea.

Rivers Severn and Wye

The lowermost Wye forms the boundary between England and Wales. Only those tributaries of the River Wye which flow wholly or partly in England are listed here - for a complete list of the rivers and watercourses of the Wye catchment and for other rivers entering the Bristol Channel from Wales see List of rivers of Wales.

Wye catchment

• River Wye

All further upstream tributaries of the Wye are wholly in Wales.

The River Severn upstream of the M48 Severn Bridge. This section includes all tributaries of the Severn which lie wholly or partly in England. For tributaries of the Severn which lie partly or wholly within Wales, see List of rivers of Wales.

Severn catchment

• River Severn (Afon Hafren)

With the exception of the Morda and parts of the Camlad, Tanat and Cynllaith all tributaries of the Severn and Vyrnwy upstream of their confluence are in Wales. They can be found here.

Bristol Channel

All English rivers discharging into the Mouth of the Severn and the Bristol Channel from the M48 Severn Bridge south and west to Morte Point, North Devon.

Bristol Avon catchment

• River Avon

Axe catchment

• River Axe

Brue catchment

• River Brue

Parrett catchment

• River Parrett

Lyn catchment

• East Lyn River

Heddon, Umber & Wilder catchments

• River Heddon
• River Umber
• Wilder Brook

Atlantic Coast of Devon and North Cornwall

Rivers discharging into the Atlantic Ocean between Morte Point in North Devon and Land's End.

Taw catchment

• River Taw

Torridge catchment

• River Torridge

Camel catchment

• River Camel

This section includes all rivers entering the sea along England's south coast.

South Coast of Cornwall and Devon

All rivers discharging into the Atlantic Ocean between Land's End, Cornwall and Lyme Regis on the Devon/Dorset border.

Note that there are no watercourses named on either the 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 scale Ordnance Survey maps of the Isles of Scilly.

Helford catchment

• Helford River

Restronguet catchment

• Restronguet Creek

Fal catchment

• River Fal

St Austell River catchment

• St Austell River

Par catchment

• River Par

Fowey catchment

• River Fowey

Looe catchment

• River Looe

Tamar catchment

• River Tamar

Plym catchment

• River Plym

Erme & Avon catchments etc.

• River Erme (MS)
• River Avon
• The Gara (enters Slapton Ley)

Dart catchment

• River Dart

Teign catchment

• River Teign

Exe catchment

• River Exe

Otter catchment

• River Otter

Sid catchment

• River Sid

Axe catchment

• River Axe

Coast of Dorset and Hampshire

All rivers discharging into the English Channel between Lyme Regis on the Devon/Dorset border and Hayling Island on the Hampshire/Sussex border but excluding the Isle of Wight.

Brit catchment

• River Brit (or Britt)

Frome catchment

• River Frome

Piddle catchment etc.

• River Piddle (also known as River Trent)
• River Sherford (enters Lytchett Bay as Rock Lea River)

Dorset Stour catchment

• River Stour

Hampshire Avon catchment

• River Avon (Also known as the Salisbury Avon)

Test catchment

• River Test

Itchen catchment

• River Itchen (and Barton River)

Isle of Wight

All rivers in the Isle of Wight - list taken anticlockwise from Cowes

Medina catchment etc.

• River Medina
• Gurnard Luck

Newtown River catchment

• Newtown River (MS)

Western Yar catchment

• Western Yar (Yarmouth)

Eastern Yar catchment etc.

• River Yar (Bembridge)
• Monktonmead Brook (Ryde)

Wootton Creek catchment etc.

• Wootton Creek
• Palmer's Brook

Coast of South East England

All rivers discharging into the English Channel and Straits of Dover between Hayling Island on the Hampshire/Sussex border and Foreness Point at the northeast corner of Kent. This section includes the entire coast of Sussex and the south and east coasts of Kent.

Arun catchment

• River Arun

Adur catchment

• River Adur

Ouse catchment

• River Ouse, Sussex

Cuckmere catchment

• River Cuckmere

Pevensey Haven catchment

• Pevensey Haven

Wallers Haven catchment

• Waller's Haven

Combe Haven catchment

• Combe Haven

Rother catchment

• River Rother

Dour catchment

• River Dour

Stour catchment

• River Stour, Kent

This section includes all of the rivers along England's east coast.

Thames Estuary

All rivers discharging into the Thames and Medway and their estuaries. This section includes the coast of Kent west of Foreness Point at the northeast corner of Kent and the south coast of Essex, west of Shoeburyness. But see also

Medway catchment

• River Medway (shares the Thames estuary)

Thames catchment

• River Thames (In Oxford, the Thames is also known as the River Isis)
  • River Darent
  • Lea or Lee (L)
  • River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as Deptford Creek) (R)
  • Walbrook (subterranean) (L)
  • River Fleet (subterranean, also known as the Holbourne) (L)
  • River Tyburn (subterranean) (L)
  • River Wey (R)

East Anglian Coast

All rivers discharging into the North Sea along the coast of East Anglia, including the counties of Essex (north and east of Shoeburyness), Suffolk and Norfolk as far as King's Lynn.

Crouch catchment

• River Crouch

Blackwater catchment

• River Blackwater (MS) (known as River Pant upstream)

Colne catchment

• River Colne

Stour catchment

• River Stour
  • River Brett (L)

Orwell catchment

• River Orwell (MS) (known as River Gipping above tidal limit)

Yare catchment

• River Yare

Great Ouse catchment

• River Great Ouse

Lincolnshire Coast and The Wash

All rivers discharging into The Wash and the North Sea between King's Lynn and Cleethorpes at the mouth of The Humber.

Nene catchment

• River Nene

Welland catchment

• River Welland

The Haven catchment

• Boston Haven

Steeping catchment

• Steeping River (or Wainfleet Haven)

Saltfleet catchment

• Saltfleet Haven

Grainthorpe catchment

• Grainthorpe Haven

Tetney Haven catchment

• Tetney Haven

Humber catchment

This section includes all rivers entering the Humber, defined as the estuary west of a line between Spurn Head and Cleethorpes. The Humber is often referred to as the River Humber though the name is unusual insofar as it is an entirely tidal stretch of water formed as the Rivers Ouse and Trent combine at Trent Falls.

Ancholme catchment

• New River Ancholme

Trent catchment

• River Trent

Yorkshire Ouse catchment

• River Ouse (assumes name of River Ure upstream of Linton-on-Ouse)

Hull catchment

• River Hull

Sands Drain catchment

• Sands Drain

Yorkshire Coast

All rivers entering the North Sea between Spurn Point at the mouth of the Humber and Redcar, Cleveland. This section includes the entire North Sea coast of the traditional county of Yorkshire.

Barmston Main Drain catchment

• Barmston Main Drain

Yorkshire Esk catchment

• River Esk

Skelton Beck catchment

• Skelton Beck

North East England

All rivers entering the North Sea from Redcar north to the Scottish border. This section includes the rivers of County Durham and Northumberland.

Tees catchment

• River Tees

Wear catchment

• River Wear

Tyne catchment

• River Tyne

Blyth catchment

• River Blyth

Wansbeck catchment

• River Wansbeck

Lyne catchment

• River Lyne

Coquet catchment

• River Coquet

Aln catchment

• River Aln

Tweed catchment

Tributaries of the Tweed which are wholly in Scotland are omitted from this list but may be found in the List of rivers of Scotland.

• River Tweed

All further upstream tributaries of the Tweed are wholly in Scotland.