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This is a list of rivers and natural waterways that flow either wholly or partially through the ceremonial county of Wiltshire. The list is not comprehensive as there are many small brooks and streams without a recorded name on most official maps. There are three notable rivers that flow through the county: the River Avon (Bristol), the River Avon (Hampshire) and the River Thames.
Due to the geology of the county, the rivers and waterways discharge to the west, east and south. In addition to the natural waterways, the Kennet and Avon Canal crosses the county.
Name
Source
Mouth
Image
Bristol Avon
Acton Turville
51°31′49″N 2°16′26″W / 51.53028°N 2.27389°W / 51.53028; -2.27389
Severn Estuary, Avonmouth, Bristol
51°30′22″N 2°43′06″W / 51.50611°N 2.71833°W / 51.50611; -2.71833
Hampshire Avon
Pewsey ,
Wiltshire
51°22′10″N 1°41′42″W / 51.36944°N 1.69500°W / 51.36944; -1.69500
English Channel, Mudeford, Dorset
50°43′23″N 1°44′53″W / 50.72306°N 1.74806°W / 50.72306; -1.74806
Biss
near
Upton Scudamore ,
Wiltshire
51°13′42″N 2°11′40″W / 51.22833°N 2.19444°W / 51.22833; -2.19444
River Avon at
Staverton, Wiltshire
51°20′12″N 2°12′56″W / 51.33667°N 2.21556°W / 51.33667; -2.21556
Blackwater
Redlynch, Wiltshire
50°59′23″N 1°42′44″W / 50.98972°N 1.71222°W / 50.98972; -1.71222
Totton , Hampshire
50°55′36″N 1°29′31″W / 50.92667°N 1.49194°W / 50.92667; -1.49194
Bourne
Burbage
51°21′09″N 1°40′17″W / 51.35250°N 1.67139°W / 51.35250; -1.67139
Salisbury
51°03′44″N 1°47′22″W / 51.06222°N 1.78944°W / 51.06222; -1.78944
Broadmead Brook
west of
Marshfield, Gloucestershire
51°27′24″N 2°21′45″W / 51.45667°N 2.36250°W / 51.45667; -2.36250
Bybrook River north west of
Castle Combe
51°29′54″N 2°14′13″W / 51.49833°N 2.23694°W / 51.49833; -2.23694
Brinkworth Brook
Broad Hinton , Wiltshire
51°30′7.92″N 1°52′24.6″W / 51.5022000°N 1.873500°W / 51.5022000; -1.873500
Bristol Avon ,
Great Somerford , Wiltshire
51°32′43.44″N 2°2′17.52″W / 51.5454000°N 2.0382000°W / 51.5454000; -2.0382000
Bybrook River
Prime: Lower Lapdown Farm, Tormarton, South Gloucestershire
51°29′53.88″N 2°20′34.44″W / 51.4983000°N 2.3429000°W / 51.4983000; -2.3429000 Secondary: Folly Farm, Cold Ashton, South Gloucestershire
51°27′23.4″N 2°21′43.56″W / 51.456500°N 2.3621000°W / 51.456500; -2.3621000
Bristol Avon, Batheaston
51°24′5.76″N 2°18′36.72″W / 51.4016000°N 2.3102000°W / 51.4016000; -2.3102000
Bydemill Brook
Stanton Country Park, south of
Stanton Fitzwarren
51°36′01″N 1°44′50″W / 51.600328°N 1.747239°W / 51.600328; -1.747239
confluence with
River Thames
51°40′11″N 1°43′10″W / 51.669759°N 1.719348°W / 51.669759; -1.719348
Chalke
Mead End, near
Bowerchalke , Wiltshire
51°0′44″N 1°57′56″W / 51.01222°N 1.96556°W / 51.01222; -1.96556
confluence with
River Ebble at
Broad Chalke
51°1′35″N 1°57′27″W / 51.02639°N 1.95750°W / 51.02639; -1.95750
River Chalke and adjoining fish farm between Mead End,
Bowerchalke and
Broad Chalke
River Churn
Seven Springs, Gloucestershire
51°51′4″N 2°3′1″W / 51.85111°N 2.05028°W / 51.85111; -2.05028
confluence with
River Thames
51°39′14″N 1°51′12″W / 51.65389°N 1.85333°W / 51.65389; -1.85333
Cocklemore Brook
Studley, Wiltshire
51°25′2″N 2°4′6″W / 51.41722°N 2.06833°W / 51.41722; -2.06833
River Avon (Bristol) south of
Chippenham
51°25′56″N 2°6′7″W / 51.43222°N 2.10194°W / 51.43222; -2.10194
Cole
Wanborough, Wiltshire
51°32′34″N 1°41′54″W / 51.54278°N 1.69833°W / 51.54278; -1.69833
River Thames
51°41′19″N 1°4′37″W / 51.68861°N 1.07694°W / 51.68861; -1.07694
Damson Brook
Milston
51°12′22″N 1°46′08″W / 51.20611°N 1.76889°W / 51.20611; -1.76889
confluence with Nine Mile River
51°11′20″N 1°45′36″W / 51.18889°N 1.76000°W / 51.18889; -1.76000
No picture available
Derry Brook
Ravensroost Wood,
Minety Common
51°35′43″N 1°58′23″W / 51.595278°N 1.973032°W / 51.595278; -1.973032
confluence with Swill Brook south of Ashton Keynes
51°38′17″N 1°55′20″W / 51.638041°N 1.922296°W / 51.638041; -1.922296
No picture available
Doncombe Brook
south of
Marshfield, Gloucestershire
51°27′33″N 2°18′45″W / 51.459253°N 2.312498°W / 51.459253; -2.312498
confluence with Bybrook River at
Ford
51°28′14″N 2°14′01″W / 51.470562°N 2.233651°W / 51.470562; -2.233651
River Dun (River Kennet)
Great Bedwyn
51°22′16″N 1°36′25″W / 51.37111°N 1.60694°W / 51.37111; -1.60694
River Kennet near
Hungerford
51°24′44″N 1°29′39″W / 51.41222°N 1.49417°W / 51.41222; -1.49417
River Dun near Hungerford
River Dun (River Test)
51°3′12.05″N 1°40′57.62″W / 51.0533472°N 1.6826722°W / 51.0533472; -1.6826722
Confluence with
River Test near
Kimbridge in Hampshire
51°01′50″N 1°32′01″W / 51.030672°N 1.533504°W / 51.030672; -1.533504
River Ebble
Alvediston
51°00′46″N 2°02′20″W / 51.0127°N 2.039°W / 51.0127; -2.039
confluence with
River Avon
51°02′00″N 1°45′30″W / 51.0334°N 1.7582°W / 51.0334; -1.7582
Gauze Brook
Littleton Drew
51°31′35″N 2°14′21″W / 51.5265°N 2.2391°W / 51.5265; -2.2391
River Avon (Bristol) south of
Malmesbury
51°33′44″N 2°04′49″W / 51.5623°N 2.0802°W / 51.5623; -2.0802
River Kennet
Swallowhead Spring near
Silbury Hill
51°30′10″N 1°50′42″W / 51.50276°N 1.84507°W / 51.50276; -1.84507
confluence with
River Thames at
Reading
51°27′33″N 0°56′58″W / 51.459148°N 0.94947°W / 51.459148; -0.94947
Key
Braydon Forest near
Purton
51°35′11″N 1°51′57″W / 51.58639°N 1.86583°W / 51.58639; -1.86583
confluence with
River Thames near
Cricklade
51°38′22″N 1°51′27″W / 51.63944°N 1.85750°W / 51.63944; -1.85750
Lambrok Stream
Hoopers Pool between
Southwick and
Rode
51°17′07″N 2°14′57″W / 51.285141°N 2.249281°W / 51.285141; -2.249281
confluence with
River Biss at
Trowbridge
51°19′18″N 2°13′14″W / 51.321743°N 2.220678°W / 51.321743; -2.220678
River Marden
Ranscombe Bottom,
Calstone Wellington , near
Calne
51°24′56″N 2°0′48″W / 51.41556°N 2.01333°W / 51.41556; -2.01333
Bristol Avon near
Chippenham
51°27′56″N 2°05′33″W / 51.46556°N 2.09250°W / 51.46556; -2.09250
River Nadder
Springs at Nadder Head near
Donhead St Mary
51°01′01″N 2°10′33″W / 51.016951°N 2.175815°W / 51.016951; -2.175815
Confluence with
River Avon (Hampshire) in Salisbury
51°03′38″N 1°47′58″W / 51.060677°N 1.799525°W / 51.060677; -1.799525
Nine Mile
Brigmerston Down northeast of Bulford Camp
51°13′34″N 1°42′51″W / 51.226017°N 1.714214°W / 51.226017; -1.714214
Confluence of River Avon at Bulford
51°11′20″N 1°46′07″W / 51.188797°N 1.768739°W / 51.188797; -1.768739
Oddford Brook
Bitham Lake northwest of
Tisbury
51°04′26″N 2°06′58″W / 51.073844°N 2.116175°W / 51.073844; -2.116175
confluence with
River Nadder at
Tisbury
51°03′39″N 2°04′55″W / 51.060750°N 2.082072°W / 51.060750; -2.082072
No picture available
River Og
Draycot Foliat
51°29′53″N 1°44′25″W / 51.49806°N 1.74028°W / 51.49806; -1.74028
River Kennet near
Marlborough
51°25′13″N 1°43′43″W / 51.42028°N 1.72861°W / 51.42028; -1.72861
River Ray
Wroughton
51°31′24″N 1°47′29″W / 51.52333°N 1.79139°W / 51.52333; -1.79139
Confluence with River Thames
51°38′39″N 1°49′20″W / 51.64417°N 1.82222°W / 51.64417; -1.82222
River Sem
near
Sedgehill
51°02′51″N 2°11′04″W / 51.047620°N 2.184409°W / 51.047620; -2.184409
near
Wardour
51°02′45″N 2°06′37″W / 51.045790°N 2.110142°W / 51.045790; -2.110142
No picture available
Semington Brook
The Warren south of
West Lavington
51°15′53″N 1°59′46″W / 51.264651°N 1.996125°W / 51.264651; -1.996125
confluence with
River Avon (Bristol) near
Whaddon
51°21′11″N 2°10′19″W / 51.353071°N 2.171855°W / 51.353071; -2.171855
River Stour, Dorset
Stourhead
51°06′17″N 2°19′36″W / 51.104584°N 2.326786°W / 51.104584; -2.326786
English Channel at
Christchurch , Dorset
50°43′41″N 1°46′23″W / 50.72796°N 1.77295°W / 50.72796; -1.77295
Summerham Brook
north of
Rowde
51°21′39″N 2°00′51″W / 51.360947°N 2.014142°W / 51.360947; -2.014142
confluence with Semington Brook, south of
Seend Cleeve
51°19′56″N 2°05′54″W / 51.332359°N 2.098262°W / 51.332359; -2.098262
Swill Brook
confluence of Braydon Brook and Flagham Brook near
Somerford Keynes
51°38′19″N 1°58′36″W / 51.638517°N 1.976646°W / 51.638517; -1.976646
confluence with
River Thames at
Ashton Keynes
51°38′20″N 1°55′25″W / 51.638890°N 1.923656°W / 51.638890; -1.923656
Tetbury Avon
Wor Well,
Tetbury
51°38′36″N 2°08′33″W / 51.6432°N 2.1424°W / 51.6432; -2.1424
River Avon (Bristol) at
Malmesbury
51°34′56″N 2°05′34″W / 51.5821°N 2.09289°W / 51.5821; -2.09289
Thames
enters Wiltshire to the east of
Ashton Keynes
leaves Wiltshire to the southwest of
Lechlade-on-Thames
Till
near
Tilshead
51°13′49″N 1°57′21″W / 51.23028°N 1.95583°W / 51.23028; -1.95583
confluence with
River Wylye near
Stapleford
51°08′09″N 1°54′07″W / 51.13583°N 1.90194°W / 51.13583; -1.90194
Woodbridge Brook
Midgehall Copse near
Lydiard Millicent
51°33′38″N 1°54′41″W / 51.5605°N 1.9115°W / 51.5605; -1.9115
confluence with
River Avon (Bristol) near
Malmesbury
No picture available
Wylye
Rodmead Farm near
Maiden Bradley
51°07′25″N 2°18′11″W / 51.12361°N 2.30306°W / 51.12361; -2.30306
Confluence with
River Nadder
51°04′45″N 1°51′45″W / 51.07917°N 1.86250°W / 51.07917; -1.86250
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