# 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

| Name | Confluence | Average discharge (m$^3$/s) | 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 | 11 miles (18 km) | | 35 square miles (91 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | 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 |
| BeamWogebourne | Crossness, Thamesmead 51°30′45″N 0°07′27″E﻿ / ﻿51.5125°N 0.12417°E﻿ / 51.5125; 0.12417﻿ (Wogebourne) | | Oxleas Wood, Shooter's Hill | 5 miles (8.0 km) | | | |
| 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) | Cripsey Brook Cran Brook Alders Brook Seven Kings Water Mayes Brook | 132 square miles (340 km$^2$) | 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 km$^2$) | 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 km$^2$) | 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 | Walbrook Wharf, just west of Cannon Street railway station. 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) | Lamb's Conduit, Fagswell Brook | | 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 | 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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) | Pyl Brook | 25 square miles (65 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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) | | | 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 km$^2$) | 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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 km$^2$) | |
| 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

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.
Principal backwaters and cuts (ordered lowest to highest elevation) :
| Name | 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 | SW 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) | NE 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

| Name | Via | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sheepwash Channel, Oxford | Oxford 51°44′47″N 1°15′49″W﻿ / ﻿51.7463°N 1.2636°W﻿ / 51.7463; -1.2636﻿ (Oxford Canal via Oxford) | 78 miles (126 km) | Coventry, Warwickshire and the Grand Union Canal | |
| Oxford Canal | Dukes Cut | 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 | 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

   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.