Water temperature has both economic and ecological significance when considering issues such as water quality and biotic conditions in rivers. Hence, a good understanding of thermal regime of rivers and river heat fluxes is essential for effective management of water and fisheries resources. So far, few studies have actually related stream temperature and energy budgets to anthropogenic influences. Therefore, the objective of present study is to reveal the temperature changes and examine the relative contributions of each energy component within an urban river under strong anthropogenic influence. Furthermore, stream temperatures have been reevaluated by eliminating the human influence.