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{{Short description| River in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} <!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template. Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. --> {{Infobox river | name = Chess | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = River Chess at Waterside, Chesham - geograph.org.uk - 407585.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = River Chess at Waterside, Chesham | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[England]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = Counties | subdivision_name3 = [[Buckinghamshire]], [[Hertfordshire]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = Towns/Cities | subdivision_name5 = [[Chesham]], [[Rickmansworth]] <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length_km = 17.9 | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = [[Chesham Vale]], [[Pednor]] | source1_coordinates= {{coord|51|42|02|N|0|37|44|W|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = 112m | mouth = | mouth_location = [[River Colne, Hertfordshire|River Colne]] at [[Rickmansworth]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51|38|06|N|0|28|0|W|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = 48m | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} <!-- End Infobox template table --> The '''River Chess''' is a [[chalk stream]] that rises near [[Chesham]] in the [[Chiltern Hills]] in England, and flows for {{convert|11|mi}} through [[Buckinghamshire]] and [[Hertfordshire]] to its confluence with the [[River Colne, Hertfordshire|River Colne]] in [[Rickmansworth]]. The Chess, along with the Colne and [[River Gade|Gade]], gives rise to the name of the district of [[Three Rivers (district)|Three Rivers]].
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