| River Ray, Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
 River Ray at Rivermead, Swindon | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Wiltshire |
| Towns | Swindon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Wroughton,Wiltshire |
| • coordinates | 51°31′24″N1°47′29″W / 51.52333°N 1.79139°W /51.52333; -1.79139 |
| Mouth | River Thames |
• location | Calcutt, Wiltshire |
• coordinates | 51°38′39″N1°49′20″W / 51.64417°N 1.82222°W /51.64417; -1.82222 |
| Length | 21.8 km (13.5 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Water Eaton, Wiltshire |
| • average | 1.28 m3/s (45 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.26 m3/s (9.2 cu ft/s)28 August 1976 |
| • maximum | 32.2 m3/s (1,140 cu ft/s)27 September 1974 |
TheRiver Ray is a tributary of theRiver Thames in England which flows throughWiltshire.
The river rises atWroughton to the south ofSwindon and runs in a generally northern direction, passing to the west of the town via Shaw.[1] Near Roughmoor it is joined from the west by the Lydiard Brook. The river joins the Thames on the southern bank nearCalcutt, east ofCricklade, just upstream ofWater Eaton House Bridge. Its length is about 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from its source to the Lydiard Brook,[2] and 10.3 km (6.4 mi) from there to the Thames.[3]
The river has been subject to a restoration project run by theWiltshire Wildlife Trust. The final stage, completed in December 2007, was to build a tunnel near the Great Western Way at Rivermead to allow the nine species of fish to travel the length of the river without obstruction.[4]
| Next confluence upstream | River Thames | Next confluence downstream |
| River Key (south) | River Ray, Wiltshire | River Coln (north) with Thames and Severn Canal |
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