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This is a list of waterways within the county of Lincolnshire.

Contents

A

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
All Hallows Drain 4.4 Horsington Catchwater Drain, Stixwould
New River Ancholme River Ancholme 27 Bishopbridge 6 South Ferriby, The Humber 0 The New River Ancholme is the artificial drainage channel. The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.
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Old River Ancholme River Ancholme West Firsby 37 South Ferriby, The Humber 0 The New River Ancholme is the artificial drainage channel. The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.
River Ancholme - geograph.org.uk - 179232
Rive Ancholme at Toft next Newton

B

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
River Bain Horncastle Canal, Horncastle Navigation, Old River Bain Ludford 130 River Witham 1
River Bain, Haltham - geograph.org.uk - 102301
River Bain at Red Mill Bridge, Haltham
Barlings Eau Cold Hanworth River Witham, Short Ferry 2
Barlings Eau looking downstream - geograph.org.uk - 242538
At Barlings Abbey
Billinghay Skirth Billinghay River Witham, Tattershall Bridge Formed by the confluence of other streams/drains
Billinghay Skirth - geograph.org.uk - 421014
Blue Gowt Drain Pode Hole River Glen, Surfleet
Blue Gowt Drove, Pinchbeck, Lincs - geograph.org.uk - 218693
Bourne Eau Bourne River Glen, Tongue End
Bourne Eau from Cherry Holt Road bridge - geograph.org.uk - 299136
In Bourne
River Brant 23 138 Gelston 60 River Witham, South Hykeham 5
River Brant - geograph.org.uk - 130620
At Blackmoor Bridge
Bucknall Beck Bucknall Engine Drain/River Witham, Southery

C

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Catchwater Drain Great Drain, Minting Beck Great Sturton River Witham, Stixwould
Catchwater Drain - geograph.org.uk - 523819
Mouth at the River Witham
Crofts Drain Woodhall Spa Kirkstead Engine Drain, Kirkstead Runs parallel to The Sewer

D

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Daubeney's Beck Thimbleby Monk's Drain, Poolham
Dorrington Dike Digby Dam Dorrington Billinghay Skirth, Billinghay

E

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image

F

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Foss Dyke Fossdyke Brayford Pool, Lincoln River Trent, Torksey Roman Canal
The Fossdyke - geograph.org.uk - 1367632
River Freshney Beelsby North Sea, Grimsby Docks 0
River Freshney - geograph.org.uk - 773732
Alexandra Dock

G

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
River Glen Boothby Pagnall and Ropsley River Welland, Surfleet 0 Splits into the East and West Glen Rivers
Remote River Glen - geograph.org.uk - 436749
Near Guthram Gowt
River Gwash Knossington, Leicestershire River Welland, Stamford
River Gwash - geograph.org.uk - 903043
At Belmesthorpe, Rutland

H

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Haltham Beck Low Hammeringham River Bain, Kirkby on Bain
Haltham Beck - geograph.org.uk - 418166
Hemingby Beck Asterby River Bain, Hemingby
River Humber The Humber, Humber Estuary 62 24,240 Trent Falls 0 North Sea 0 250 1500
The Humber Bridge - High Tide - geograph.org.uk - 871443
Humber Bridge

I

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image

K

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Kirkstead Abbey Drain Kirkstead Kirkstead Engine Drain, Kirkstead
Kirkstead Engine Drain Kirkstead Kirkstead Mill Beck, Kirkstead Runs parallel to River Witham.
Kirkstead Mill Beck Kirkstead River Witham, Kirkstead

L

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Long Eau 22.3 Legbourne Great Eau, Theddlethorpe 0
Long Eau at Carlton Grange
At Carlton Grange, Saltfleetby St Peter
River Lymn Steeping River, Wainfleet Relief Channel, Wainfleet Haven, Burgh Sluice Relief Channel Belchford 91 North Sea, Gibraltar Point 0 Thought to be the river written about in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's The Brook.
River Lymn - geograph.org.uk - 512973
In the Lincolnshire Wolds

M

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Mill Drain Tattershall Thorpe Parish River Witham, Tattershall Runs parallel to River Witham.
Miningsby Beck Asgarby Haltham Beck, Wood Enderby
Monk's Drain Poolham Beck Thimbleby Catchwater Drain, Stixwould

N

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
River Nene 161 1634 Badby, Northamptonshire North Sea, The Wash, Sutton Bridge 0
Tycho Wing's Channel - geograph.org.uk - 602544
At Tycho Wing's Channel
New River Crowland River Welland, Little London, Spalding
New River drain - geograph.org.uk - 593551
North Forty Foot Drain Lodowick's Drain Chapel Hill 0 South Forty Foot Drain, Boston 0
North Forty Foot Drain from Benton's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1474845
At Benton's Bridge

O

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Odd's Beck Martin Monk's Drain, Halstead

P

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Pauper's Drain 9 42 Crowle River Trent, Amcotts 0
Pauper's Drain - geograph.org.uk - 165017

R

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Reeds Beck Old Reeds Beck 9.7 Highhall Wood, Old Woodhall Catchwater Drain, Stixwould
Reeds Beck at Red Bridge, near Stixwould Station - geograph.org.uk - 434263
River Rase 25 67 Tealby 118 River Ancholme, Bishopbridge 4 0.48
The River Rase - geograph.org.uk - 290373

S

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
The Sewer Woodhall Sewer 6.9 Roughton River Witham, Kirkstead
River Slea Kyme Eau, Slea Navigation West Willoughby 70 River Witham, Chapel Hill
The River Slea - Sleaford - geograph.org.uk - 1636761
To the west of Sleaford.
South Forty Foot Drain Black Sluice Navigation Guthram Gowt 0 River Witham, Black Sluice, Boston 0 Completed in 1770. Below Sea Level.
South Forty Foot Drain from Neslam Bridge, Pointon, Lincolnshire, England.
At Pointon
Stainfield Beck South Willingham Barlings Eau, Stainfield
Stainfield Beck - geograph.org.uk - 521527
Stamford Canal Stamford River Welland Canalised part of the River Welland. Dried up in parts.
High Locks Deeping St James geograph 705171
Deeping St James High Locks

T

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Thunker Drain Greetham River Waring, Horncastle
River Torne Maltby, Yorkshire River Trent, Keadby 0
River Torne - geograph.org.uk - 367602
River Trent 298 10,435 Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire 275 River Humber, Trent Falls 0
The North bank of the River Trent - geograph.org.uk - 934158
Tupholme Beck Tupholme Engine Drain/River Witham, Southery
Tupholme Beck and Birch Wood near Southrey - geograph.org.uk - 434212

U

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image

V

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
Vernatt's Drain Pode Hole River Welland, Surfleet 0
Vernatt's Drain - geograph.org.uk - 275252

W

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
River Waring Belchford 100 River Bain, Horncastle 29
River Waring - geograph.org.uk - 692668
Near Low Toynton
River Welland 105 1,580 Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire 157 North Sea, The Wash, Fosdyke 0 Tidal below Spalding
River Welland.18.6.05
Stamford
West Ashby Beck Farthorpe, West Ashby River Bain, Furzehills
Wispington Beck Baumber Catchwater Drain, Bucknall
River Witham 132 3,817 South Witham 130 North Sea

(The Wash)

 0 The tidal stretch below Grand Sluice is known as The Haven.
Boston Stump view - NW - geograph.org.uk - 990606
Grand Sluice, Boston. The point when the Witham becomes the tidal Haven.

Y

Name Alternative Name(s) Length (km) Basin (km2) Source Source Elevation (m) Mouth Mouth Elevation (m) Discharge at mouth m3/s (average) Discharge at mouth m3/s (maximum) Notes Image
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