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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 .
In the upper reaches of the Thames, the river depth was raised by dams and in the lower reaches it was raised by embankments, so gradually most fords were lost. [1] At least one regular ford remains, at Duxford. Many of the present road bridges over the river are on the sites of earlier fords, ferries and wooden structures.
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.
The source of the River Thames is disputed. The Environment Agency, the Ordnance Survey and other authorities have the source of the Thames as Thames Head. Others hold that the true source of the Thames is at Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, some 11 miles (18 km) farther north, and east of Gloucester.
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The Thames Tideway Tunnel, due for completion in 2025, will be a 25 km (16 mi) long tunnel running mostly under the tidal section of the River Thames through central London to capture, store and convey almost all the raw sewage and rainwater that currently overflows into the river.
River Quaggy: 69 square miles (180 km 2) tidal reach: Deptford Creek River Neckinger or the Neckinger Channel: Shad Thames: north Southwark: 0.8 miles (1.3 km) (about; longer old catchment drains to other surface and combined water conduits)
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.