Ultimate Rivers of the UK (with map)

Can you identify these rivers which flow through England (Eng), Wales (Wal), Scotland (Sco) or Northern Ireland (NI). They all have a length greater than 20 miles (32km) though length is subjective and depends on what is generally accepted as the source.

Some rivers in Northern Ireland cross the border into the Republic of Ireland (Ire) and are included here.

Some rivers have different names along different parts of their length. In these cases, any of the names will be accepted.

The list is as comprehensive as possible but there may be some exceptions where the length or exact route of a 'named' river is uncertain.

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Country	Length	River
Eng & Wal	220mi (354km)	Severn
Eng	215mi (346km)	Thames
Eng	185mi (297km)	Trent
Eng	143mi (230km)	Great Ouse
Eng & Wal	134mi (215km)	Wye
Eng	129mi (208km)	Ure/Ouse (Yorkshire)
Sco	120mi (193km)	Tay
Sco	109mi (175km)	Clyde
Sco	107mi (172km)	Spey
Eng	100mi (161km)	Nene
NI	99mi (159km)	Bann & Lough Neagh
Eng & Sco	97mi (156km)	Tweed
Eng	96mi (154km)	Avon (Warks)
Eng	90mi (145km)	Eden
Eng	87mi (140km)	Wey
Sco	85mi (137km)	Dee (Scotland)
Sco	82mi (132km)	Don (Scotland)
Eng	82mi (132km)	Witham
Eng & Wal	81mi (131km)	Teme
NI & Ire	80mi (129km)	Erne & Lough Erne
Eng	75mi (120km)	Avon (Bristol)
Eng	75mi (120km)	Ribble
Eng	73mi (118km)	Swale
Eng	73mi (118km)	Tyne (Northumberland)
Eng	72mi (115km)	Derwent (Yorkshire)
Eng	71mi (114km)	Aire
Eng & Wal	70mi (113km)	Dee (Eng & Wales)
Eng	70mi (113km)	Don (Yorkshire)
Eng	70mi (113km)	Medway
Eng	70mi (113km)	Mersey
Sco	70mi (113km)	Nith
Eng	70mi (113km)	Tees
Wal	68mi (109km)	Tywi
Eng	66mi (106km)	Derwent (Derbyshire)
Eng	65mi (105km)	Welland
Sco	63mi (101km)	Findhorn
Sco	61mi (98km)	Deveron
Eng	61mi (98km)	Tamar
Eng	60mi (97km)	Avon (Hampshire)
Eng	60mi (97km)	Exe
Eng	60mi (97km)	Stour (Dorset)
Eng	60mi (97km)	Wear
Eng	60mi (97km)	Weaver
Eng	60mi (97km)	Wharfe
Eng	59mi (95km)	Nidd
Eng	59mi (95km)	Soar
Eng	59mi (95km)	Tame (West Midlands)
Eng	59mi (95km)	Waveney
Eng	58mi (93km)	Torridge
Sco	58mi (93km)	Tummel
NI	57mi (91km)	Blackwater
Wal	56mi (90km)	Usk
Sco	55mi (89km)	Forth
NI	53mi (86km)	Lagan
Eng	52mi (84km)	Yare
Eng	50mi (80km)	Mole
Wal	50mi (80km)	Teifi
Sco	49mi (79km)	Annan
Sco	49mi (79km)	South Esk
Eng	48mi (78km)	Wensum
Eng	47mi (76km)	Dart
Eng	47mi (76km)	North Esk
Eng	47mi (76km)	Stour (Suffolk)
Sco	46mi (74km)	Earn
Sco	46mi (74km)	Isla
Eng	45mi (72km)	Calder
Eng	45mi (72km)	Dove
Eng	45mi (72km)	Evenlode
Eng	45mi (72km)	Kennet
Eng & Wal	45mi (72km)	Lugg
Eng	45mi (72km)	Taw
Eng	44mi (71km)	Lune
Eng	43mi (69km)	Cam/Granta
Eng	42mi (68km)	Lea
Eng & Wal	42mi (68km)	Monnow (Mynwy)
Sco	40mi (65km)	Ayr
Eng	40mi (65km)	Chelmer
Eng	40mi (65km)	Cherwell
Eng	40mi (65km)	Coquet
Eng	40mi (65km)	Humber
Wal	40mi (65km)	Taff
Eng	40mi (65km)	Test
Wal	40mi (65km)	Vyrnwy
Eng	40mi (65km)	Windrush

Country	Length	River
Eng	39mi (63km)	Colne (Essex)
NI & Ire	39mi (63km)	Finn
Eng	39mi (63km)	Irwell
Eng	37mi (60km)	Arun
Eng	37mi (60km)	Parrett
Sco	37mi (60km)	Teviot
Sco	37mi (60km)	Ythan
Sco	36mi (57km)	Oykel (Kyle of Sutherland)
Wal	35mi (56km)	Clwyd
Eng	35mi (56km)	Rother
Sco	34mi (55km)	Lyon
NI	34mi (55km)	Main
Eng	34mi (55km)	Nadder
NI	34mi (55km)	Roe
Eng	33mi (53km)	Alde/Ore
NI	33mi (53km)	Bush
Eng	33mi (53km)	Deben
Sco	33mi (53km)	Nairn
Sco	33mi (53km)	Stinchar
Eng	32mi (51km)	Dearne
Eng	32mi (51km)	Leadon
Eng	31mi (50km)	Brue
Sco	31mi (50km)	Lossie
Eng	31mi (50km)	Roding
Eng	31mi (50km)	Teign
Eng	30mi (48km)	Bollin
Eng	30mi (48km)	Camel
Wal	30mi (48km)	Dyfi
NI	30mi (48km)	Faughan
Eng	30mi (48km)	Frome (Dorset)
Eng	30mi (48km)	Goyt
Eng	30mi (48km)	Looe (East & West)
Wal	30mi (48km)	Rhymney
Eng	30mi (48km)	Tame (Gtr. Manchester)
Wal	30mi (48km)	Tawe
Eng	30mi (48km)	Tern
Sco	30mi (48km)	Tyne (Scotland)
Sco	30mi (48km)	Urr
Eng	29mi (46km)	Clun
Sco	28mi (45km)	Almond
NI & Ire	28mi (45km)	Derg
Sco	28mi (45km)	Dulnain
Eng	28mi (45km)	Esk
Eng	28mi (45km)	Itchen
Eng	28mi (45km)	Loddon
Eng	28mi (45km)	Wyre
Wal	27mi (43km)	Conwy
Eng	27mi (43km)	Frome (Somerset)
NI	27mi (43km)	Moyola
NI	27mi (43km)	Quoile
Sco	27mi (43km)	Thurso
Eng	26mi (42km)	Idle
Sco	26mi (42km)	Irvine
NI	26mi (42km)	Owenkillew
Eng	25mi (40km)	Avon/Aune (Devon)
Sco	25mi (40km)	Cree
Eng	25mi (40km)	Ellen
Eng	25mi (40km)	Erewash
NI	25mi (40km)	Mourne/Strule
Eng	25mi (40km)	Onny
Eng	25mi (40km)	Stour (Worcs)
Sco	24mi (39km)	Garnock
Eng	24mi (39km)	Perry
Eng	24mi (39km)	Sow
Eng	24mi (39km)	Stort
Eng	23mi (37km)	Hodder
Eng	22mi (35km)	Axe
Sco	22mi (35km)	Eye Water
NI & Ire	22mi (35km)	Foyle
NI	22mi (35km)	Glenelly
Sco	22mi (35km)	Kelvin
Eng	21mi (34km)	Fal
Eng	21mi (34km)	Meon
Eng	21mi (34km)	Tone
Wal	21mi (34km)	Ystwyth
Eng	20mi (32km)	Adur
Eng	20mi (32km)	Frome (Bristol)
Eng	20mi (32km)	Gowy
Eng	20mi (32km)	Kent
Eng	20mi (32km)	Kym/Til
Eng	20mi (32km)	Otter
Eng	20mi (32km)	Ouzel
Eng	20mi (32km)	Plym
Eng	20mi (32km)	Salwarpe

Level 59

Jun 22, 2020

Has someone ever let you know that you're crazy? ;)

Level 56

Aug 17, 2020

Scotland just said "No I don't want any English River" XD. Amazing SVG!

Level 74

Jun 22, 2021

What about the Tweed? Seeing as it constitutes the border between the two, doesn't that make it an English river too?

Level 80

Jun 22, 2021

Good point, thanks. I've edited it to show it in both England and Scotland.

Level 83

Aug 21, 2020

Didn't realise the Cherwell was that significant, and I've lived in Oxford... huh

Level 66

Nov 28, 2020

Great quiz but sooo frustrating, managed 42.

Level 80

Nov 28, 2020

Well done, that's not a bad score.

Level 64

Sep 17, 2021

Oh no I cannot believe I missed Forth! And me a Scot! (perhaps it's because I'm a Weegie...)

Level 56

Jun 18, 2023

I enjoyed it even though I did abysmally! You could, if you wanted, also include the Darent right at the bottom of the list - not that I thought of it till after pressing "give up".

Level 68

Jan 4, 2024

Great quiz, thank you

Just used my spotlight for it

Level 80

Jan 4, 2024

Thanks for that, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Level 73

Jan 11, 2024

Got three. Severn, Thames, and Why.

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