The Wraysbury River is an anabranch of the River Colne to the west of London.

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The river leaves the Colne at

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and runs under the M4 motorway then close to Longford when it passes under the M25 motorway. A branch then feeds the

Colne Brook The Colne Brook is a river in England that is a distributary of the River Colne which runs from Uxbridge Moor, there forming the western border of Greater London, to the River Thames just below Bell Weir Lock in Hythe End, Wraysbury, Berkshire. ...

by the Poyle Channel while the Wraysbury River runs parallel to the M25, crossing back under it by the

Wraysbury Reservoir Wraysbury Reservoir is a water supply reservoir for London, just west of the M25 near the village of Wraysbury, and directly under the western approach path of Heathrow Airport. The reservoir was begun in 1967 and completed by W. & C. French in ...

. It then flows into Staines and rejoins the River Colne in the town centre, shortly before it flows into the

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. The northern part of the river's course has been heavily modified to accommodate the M4 and M25 motorways. Image:Wraysbury River, flow gauging station, and M25 - geograph.org.uk - 129997.jpg, Wraysbury River, flow gauging station, and M25 Image:Outlet of Wraysbury River and River Colne - geograph.org.uk - 95711.jpg, Outlet of Wraysbury River and River Colne

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