River Effra
| Effra Brixton Creek, New River, The Wash | |
|---|---|
Diverted overflow outlet of the Effra into the Thames, by Vauxhall Bridge, beneath Alfred Drury's sculpture of Science | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Greater London |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Upper Norwood Recreation Ground, Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon |
| • coordinates | 51°25′02″N 0°05′29″W / 51.4171°N 0.0914°W |
| Mouth | River Thames |
• location | historically Walworth Marsh; outlet now at Vauxhall |
• coordinates | 51°29′14″N 0°07′33″W / 51.4872°N 0.1257°W |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Ambrook |
The River Effra is a former stream or small river in south London, England, now culverted for most of its course. Once a tributary of the River Thames, flows from the Effra were incorporated in the Victorian era into a combined sewer draining much of the historic area of Peckham and Brixton.