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List of rivers of England and Wales

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The list of Rivers of the United Kingdom is a link page for the rivers of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Land's End.

For simplicity, they are divided here by the nation in which the mouth of the river can be found, and sea into which it flows.

In England, flowing into the English Channel


In England, flowing into the North Sea

See also Subterranean rivers of London

In Scotland, flowing into the North Sea

In Scotland, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean

In Scotland, flowing into the Irish Sea

In England, flowing into the Irish Sea

In Wales, flowing into the Irish Sea

In Wales, flowing into the Bristol Channel


In England, flowing into the Bristol Channel

In Northern Ireland

Longest rivers in the United Kingdom

RiverLength (miles)(km)
1River Severn220354
2River Thames215346
3River Trent185297
4River Aire161259
5River Great Ouse143230
6River Wye135215
7River Tay117188
8River Spey107172
9River Nene100161
10River Clyde98158
11River Tweed96155
12River Eden, Cumbria90145
13River Dee, Aberdeenshire85137
14River Avon, Warwickshire84136
15River Don, Aberdeenshire80129
16River Bann76122
17River Ribble75120
18River Tyne73118
19River Tees70113
20River Dee, Wales70112

See also