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The River Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
London Stone, Yantlet Creek. The transition between the Thames Estuary and the North Sea has been located at various notional boundaries, including: [1] The Yantlet Line between the Crow Stone (London Stone) on the northern foreshore at Chalkwell, Westcliff-on-Sea and another London Stone off the Isle of Grain, to the south.
The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river surface measured at high tide.
The Thames Estuary is bordered by the coast and the low-lying lands upstream between the mouth of the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk border and The Swale in north Kent. It is now usually designated the Greater Thames Estuary and is one of the largest inlets on the coast of Great Britain. The water can rise by 4 metres moving at a speed of 8 ...
The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / THAYMZ [1]) is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) [ 2 ] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut , to New London and Groton, Connecticut , which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound .
Thames Cable Tunnel Utility tunnel: Former Tilbury power station↔Eastcourt Marsh sealing end compound: 1970: Power cable: 1,675 metres (5,495 ft) long, carries two 400 kV circuits; [1] [2] depth 46 metres (151 ft), only accessible by authorised personnel: High Speed 1 tunnels Railway tunnel: West Thurrock, Swanscombe: 2007: High Speed 1
To explain the numbers on the inset map a depth of 1 1 is a formula of six feet (i.e. one fathom) and 1 foot. It is 1 + 1 ⁄ 6 fathoms. Some of Long Sands is less than this. Black Deep extends many more miles to the north-east. This excerpt shows clearly the detailed shallows which affect vessels of greater draught such as ships most severely.
The upper Thames cuts through the Chilterns via the Goring Gap, and consequently the Thames drains parts of the Cotswolds, Vale of White Horse and Vale of Aylesbury. The main headstream within the London Basin proper is the Kennet, which flows along the axis from the Marlborough area, joining the Thames at Reading.