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The River Thames (/ tɛmz / ⓘ 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. The river rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire and ...
0.60 m 3 /s (21 cu ft/s)14 September 1990. • maximum. 53.1 m 3 /s (1,880 cu ft/s)4 February 1990. The River Thame / ˈteɪm / is a river in Southern England. A tributary of the River Thames, the river runs generally south-westward for about 40 mi (64 km) from its source above the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury to the Thames in south-east ...
List of crossings of the River Thames. London Bridge, in central London. Newbridge, in rural Oxfordshire. The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings. Counting every channel – such as by its islands linked to only one bank – it is crossed by over 300 bridges.
Ancestral Thames. The Ancestral Thames is the geologically ancient precursor to the present day River Thames. The river has its origins in the emergence of Britain from a Cretaceous sea over 60 million years ago. Parts of the river's course were profoundly modified by the Anglian (or Elsterian) glaciation some 450,000 years ago.
Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs which, when flowing, form the headstream of the River Thames, the major river which runs through the South of England and the centre of London. [8] Their location is in fields near the villages of Coates and Kemble , [ 12 ] on either side of the A433 road, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of the town ...
Thames Frost Fair, 1683–84, by Thomas Wyke. The River Thames frost fairs[1] were held on the tideway of the River Thames in London, England in some winters, starting at least as early as the late 7th century [2] until the early 19th century. Most were held between the early 17th and early 19th centuries during the period known as the Little ...
Mapledurham Lock. The English River Thames is navigable from Cricklade (for very small, shallow boats) or Lechlade (for larger boats) to the sea, and this part of the river falls 71 meters (234 feet). There are 45 locks on the river, each with one or more adjacent weirs. These lock and weir combinations are used for controlling the flow of ...
Shad Thames. 51°30′09″N 0°04′15″W / 51.5024°N 0.0708°W / 51.5024; -0.0708 (River Neckinger) north Southwark. 0.8 miles (1.3 km) (about; longer old catchment drains to other surface and combined water conduits) mainly diverted to surface and combined sewer drains. Wal River Walbrook or Walbrook.