River Coln

The River Coln is a river in Gloucestershire, England. It rises at Brockhampton to the east of Cheltenham, and flows in a south/south-easterly direction through the Cotswold Hills via Andoversford, Withington, Fossbridge, Bibury, Coln St Aldwyns, Quenington and Fairford. It joins the River Thames to the south-west of Lechlade, where it shares a confluence with the Thames and Severn Canal, by The Round House Footbridge.[1]

River Coln
River Coln south of Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire
Location
Country	England
Counties	Gloucestershire
Towns	Fairford
Physical characteristics
Source
⁃ location	Brockhampton, Gloucestershire
Mouth	River Thames
⁃ location	Lechlade, Gloucestershire
Discharge
⁃ location	Fairford
⁃ average	2.06 m3/s (73 cu ft/s)
⁃ minimum	0.51 m3/s (18 cu ft/s) 31 October 1990
⁃ maximum	6.2 m3/s (220 cu ft/s) 21 February 1995
Discharge
⁃ location	Bibury
⁃ average	1.33 m3/s (47 cu ft/s)
Discharge
⁃ location	Fossebridge
⁃ average	0.47 m3/s (17 cu ft/s)

The River Coln between Bibury and Coln St Aldwyn.

Midway between Withington and Fossbridge the river passes Chedworth Roman Villa.

Extensive gravel pits that are now redundant, lying between Fairford and Lechlade, form the Eastern component of the Cotswold Water Park, which is fed and drained by the Coln.[2]

The river is host to many species of freshwater fish including brown trout and grayling.[1]