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This article is about the River Colne in Hertfordshire. For other uses, see
River Colne.
| Colne |
| River |
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River Colne as it joins the Thames at Staines
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| Country |
 England |
| Counties |
Hertfordshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Surrey |
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| Tributaries |
| - left |
Mimmshall Brook, Tykes Water, River Pinn |
| - right |
Ellen Brook, River Ver, River Gade, River Chess, River Misbourne |
| Towns |
Watford, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Staines |
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| Source |
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| - location |
North Mymms |
| Mouth |
River Thames |
| - location |
Staines |
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| Discharge |
for Denham |
| - average |
4.05 m³/s (143 cu ft/s) |
| - max |
18.4 m³/s (650 cu ft/s) 14 October 1993 |
| - min |
0.74 m³/s (26 cu ft/s) 26 August 1976 |
| Discharge elsewhere (average) |
| - Berrygrove |
0.79 m³/s (28 cu ft/s) |
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| River Colne Hertfordshire |
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The Colne is a river in England which is a tributary of the River Thames. It flows mainly through Hertfordshire and forms the boundary between the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. It splits off into several separate branches, some of which rejoin it, and it flows into the River Thames on the reach above Penton Hook Lock at Staines.
The Colne rises near North Mymms in Hertfordshire (although the now dry river bed can be followed further back for about 2 km to the Water End Swallow holes). It runs south west to Watford and then south to Uxbridge where it parallels the Grand Union Canal and its distributary the Frays River which is joined by the River Pinn. The Colne Brook splits off at Uxbridge and at West Drayton the Frays River rejoins and the Wraysbury River and Duke of Northumberland's River divide off.
The villages of Colney Heath near St Albans, Colney Street near Radlett, Colnbrook near Slough and London Colney in Hertfordshire all take their name from this river. The Colne is also one of the rivers referred to in the name of the Three Rivers district.
[edit] Tributaries and distributaries
These are listed from mouth (Thames) to source:
[edit] See also
Coordinates: 51°25′59″N 0°30′55″W / 51.43306°N 0.51528°W / 51.43306; -0.51528
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