River Colne

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The River Colne is a tributary river in southern England that flows through Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire before joining the River Thames near Staines.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
River Colne (Hertfordshire and Essex) 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United Kingdom
country England
crossedBy Grand Union Canal
surface form: Grand Union Canal (multiple points)
dischargeTo Thames
surface form: River Thames at Staines-upon-Thames
flowsNear Heathrow Airport
flowsThrough Buckinghamshire
Colnbrook
Denham
Hertfordshire
Rickmansworth
Uxbridge
Watford
Hounslow
surface form: Yiewsley
formsBoundaryBetween Berkshire, England
surface form: Berkshire and Greater London

Buckinghamshire
surface form: Buckinghamshire and Greater London

Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire
hasAlternativeName Colne River (less common English form)
hasAssociatedProtectedArea Colne Valley Regional Park
hasChannelType anabranching river
hasEcosystemType floodplain wetlands
lowland chalk stream sections
hasInfrastructure sluices
weirs
hasNameOrigin derived from ancient British or Celtic root *Col- (meaning unknown or ‘hazel’/‘rock’ in some interpretations)
hasTributary River Chess
River Frays
River Gade
River Misbourne
River Ver
hasUse navigation (historically limited)
recreation
water supply (historical and local)
locatedIn Colne River
surface form: Colne Valley

southern England
surface form: Southern England
mouthLocation Staines-upon-Thames
near M25 motorway
M4 motorway
paralleledBy Grand Union Canal
partOf Thames
surface form: Thames river system
region South East England
tributaryOf Thames
surface form: River Thames

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buckinghamshire contains River Colne
London Colney crossedBy River Colne
River Colne distinctFrom River Colne
subject surface form: River Colne (West Yorkshire)
this entity surface form: River Colne (Hertfordshire and Essex)
London Basin drainedBy River Colne
Thames hasMajorTributary River Colne
Hertfordshire hasRiver River Colne
Longford hasRiver River Colne
London Colney locatedNear River Colne
Watford river River Colne