River Cherwell

Cherwell
River
The Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford
Country	England
Counties	Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire
Tributaries
- left	River Swere, River Ray, Bloxham Brook
- right	Sor Brook, Mill Lane brook
Towns	Banbury
Source
- location	Hellidon, Daventry, Northamptonshire
- elevation	179 m (587 ft)
- coordinates	52°12′23″N 1°14′49″W / 52.20639°N 1.24694°W / 52.20639; -1.24694
Mouth	River Thames
- location	Oxford, Oxfordshire
- elevation	56 m (184 ft)
- coordinates	51°44′32″N 1°14′54″W / 51.74222°N 1.24833°W / 51.74222; -1.24833Coordinates: 51°44′32″N 1°14′54″W / 51.74222°N 1.24833°W / 51.74222; -1.24833
Length	40 mi (64 km)
Basin	943 km2 (364 sq mi)
Discharge	for Oxford
- average	7.2 m3/s (254 cu ft/s)
Discharge elsewhere (average)
- Enslow Mill	3.84 m3/s (136 cu ft/s)
- Banbury	1.05 m3/s (37 cu ft/s)

The River Cherwell (ⁱ/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ CHAR-well, particularly near Oxford, or /ˈtʃɜːrwɛl/ CHUR-well, particularly in north Oxfordshire) is a major tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon in Northamptonshire and flows south through Oxfordshire for 40 miles (64 km) to meet the Thames at Oxford. It adds a significant discharge to the Thames—when entering Oxford, the Thames's discharge is 17.6 m³/s (622 cu ft/s), but after leaving and consuming the Cherwell it has increased to 24.8 m³/s (876 cu ft/s). The river gives its name to the Cherwell local government district and Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper.