List of main rivers of England

This is a list of **rivers of England**. It includes all the main rivers, but usually not the tributaries.

## Rivers discharging into the Irish Sea 
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.*

## Rivers discharging into the Bristol Channel and Southwest Approaches 
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 

## Rivers discharging into the English Channel 
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 

## Rivers discharging into the North Sea
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.*