List of waterways in Lincolnshire

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

A

Name	Alternative Name(s)	Length (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	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 The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.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 The Old River Ancholme is the natural water course, some of which has been completely superseded.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 (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (maximum)	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 (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (average)	Discharge at mouth m/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 (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (average)	Discharge at mouth m/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 (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (average)	Discharge at mouth m/s (maximum)	Notes	Image

F

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

K

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

P

Name	Alternative Name(s)	Length (km)	Basin (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (average)	Discharge at mouth m/s (maximum)	Notes	Image
Pauper's Drain		9	42	Crowle		River Trent, Amcotts	0

R

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

V

Name	Alternative Name(s)	Length (km)	Basin (km)	Source	Source Elevation (m)	Mouth	Mouth Elevation (m)	Discharge at mouth m/s (average)	Discharge at mouth m/s (maximum)	Notes	Image
Vernatt's Drain				Pode Hole		River Welland, Surfleet	0

W

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

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