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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, Dorset50°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 , Wiltshire51°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 Gloucestershire51°27′23.4″N 2°21′43.56″W / 51.456500°N 2.3621000°W / 51.456500; -2.3621000
Bristol Avon, Batheaston51°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 , Wiltshire51°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 River51°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 Common51°35′43″N 1°58′23″W / 51.595278°N 1.973032°W / 51.595278; -1.973032
confluence with Swill Brook south of Ashton Keynes51°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 Hampshire51°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 Salisbury51°03′38″N 1°47′58″W / 51.060677°N 1.799525°W / 51.060677; -1.799525
Nine Mile
Brigmerston Down northeast of Bulford Camp51°13′34″N 1°42′51″W / 51.226017°N 1.714214°W / 51.226017; -1.714214
Confluence of River Avon at Bulford51°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 , Dorset50°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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