The Wraysbury River at Moor Lane
Introduction
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The Wraysbury River at Moor Lane
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 16 May 2023
The Wraysbury River is part of the very complicated set of waterways which make up the River Colne. Not a true distributary like the Colne Brook, it takes a substantial part of the flow on an alternative course to the main river and only rejoins it just before joining the Thames. For most of its course the Colne consists of a maze of millstreams, diversions, and alternative rivers, plus a flow in and out of the Grand Union Canal. Add reservoirs and gravel pits to the picture and it's not always easy to know which bit of the river you are dealing with.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.443524
Longitude
-0.522372