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.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (42)

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

Buckinghamshire and Greater London
linked to: Buckinghamshire

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 Valley
linked to: Colne River

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

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

Thames hasMajorTributary River Colne
Buckinghamshire contains River Colne
Watford river River Colne
River Colne (West Yorkshire) distinctFrom River Colne (Hertfordshire and Essex)
subject linked to: River Colne
linked to: River Colne
Hertfordshire hasRiver River Colne
London Colney locatedNear River Colne
London Colney crossedBy River Colne
Longford hasRiver River Colne
London Basin drainedBy River Colne
Three Rivers District namedAfter River Colne
Three Rivers District hasRiver River Colne
Uxbridge locatedOn River Colne
Staines Moor locatedNear River Colne
subject linked to: Staines Moor (floodplain area)
Vicarage Road near River Colne
River Ver mouthOf River Colne
River Ver tributaryOf River Colne
River Ver partOf River Colne system
linked to: River Colne
River Ver riverSystem River Colne
River Chess mouthOfWatercourse River Colne
River Chess tributaryOf River Colne
River Chess partOf River Colne system
linked to: River Colne
River Frays partOf River Colne system
linked to: River Colne
River Frays tributaryOf River Colne
River Frays mouthLocatedIn River Colne
River Frays riverSystem River Colne basin
linked to: River Colne
Denham locatedNear River Colne
Vicarage Road Stadium locatedNear River Colne
Colnbrook hasRiver River Colne
River Misbourne mouth River Colne
River Misbourne tributaryOf River Colne
Colney Heath locatedOn River Colne
County of Middlesex containsRiver River Colne
West Drayton locatedOn River Colne (nearby)
linked to: River Colne
London Colney lakes near River Colne
Upper Duke of Northumberland's River source River Colne
subject linked to: Duke of Northumberland's River
Stanwell Moor near River Colne
Stanwell Moor hasWatercourse River Colne
River Gade mouthOfWatercourse River Colne
River Gade tributaryOf River Colne
Rickmansworth hasWaterFeature River Colne
Longford, London locatedOn River Colne