List of waterways in Lincolnshire

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

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, Humber estuary 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 The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.
The old River Ancholme in Brigg
Old River Ancholme River Ancholme West Firsby 37 South Ferriby, Humber estuary 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 The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.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 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 at Red Mill Bridge, Haltham
Barlings Eau Cold Hanworth River Witham, Short Ferry 2
At Barlings Abbey
Billinghay Skirth Billinghay River Witham, Tattershall Bridge Formed by the confluence of other streams/drains
Blue Gowt Drain Pode Hole River Glen, Surfleet
Bourne Eau Bourne River Glen, Tongue End
In Bourne
River Brant 23 138 Gelston 60 River Witham, South Hykeham 5
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
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
River Freshney Beelsby North Sea, Grimsby Docks 0
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
Near Guthram Gowt
River Gwash Knossington, Leicestershire River Welland, Stamford
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
Hemingby Beck Asterby River Bain, Hemingby
Humber estuary The Humber, River Humber 62 24,240 Trent Falls 0 North Sea 0 250 1500
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
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.
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
At Tycho Wing's Channel
New River Crowland River Welland, Little London, Spalding
North Forty Foot Drain Lodowick's Drain Chapel Hill 0 South Forty Foot Drain, Boston 0
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

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
River Rase 25 67 Tealby 118 River Ancholme, Bishopbridge 4 0.48

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
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.
At Pointon
Stainfield Beck South Willingham Barlings Eau, Stainfield
Stamford Canal Stamford River Welland Canalised part of the River Welland. Dried up in parts.
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 Trent 298 10,435 Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire 275 Humber estuary, Trent Falls 0
Tupholme Beck Tupholme Engine Drain/River Witham, Southery

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

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
Near Low Toynton
River Welland 105 1,580 Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire 157 North Sea, The Wash, Fosdyke 0 Tidal below Spalding
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.
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