Ingrebourne Rainham Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Counties | Greater London |
London boroughs | Havering |
Towns | Upminster, Hornchurch, Rainham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Brentwood, Essex |
Mouth | River Thames |
• location | Rainham Marsh, Rainham |
Length | 43.3 km (26.9 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Gaynes Park |
• average | 0.33 m3/s (12 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 0.06 m3/s (2.1 cu ft/s)17 August 1972 |
• maximum | 29.0 m3/s (1,020 cu ft/s)21 November 1974 |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Weald Brook, Carters Brook, Paynes Brook |
The River Ingrebourne /ˈɪŋɡərˌbɔːrn/ is a tributary of the River Thames 27 miles (43.3 km) in length. It is considered a strategic waterway in London, forming part of the Blue Ribbon Network. It flows through the London Borough of Havering roughly from north to south, joining the Thames at Rainham.