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At approximately 215 miles the River Thames is the longest river entirely in England, the second longest river in the United Kingdom (the River Severn being the longest river in the United Kingdom) and one of the most iconic rivers in the world. But where is the source of the Thames? And can I visit the source of the Thames? a b "History of the northwest European rivers during the past three million years". Quaternary Palaeoenvironments Group. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007 . Retrieved 28 November 2007. If possible, put extra fendering (such as scaffold poles or strong timber posts) between your boat and the bank side. This may prevent your boat drifting onto the river bank and becoming caught up when levels drop. Frost Fairs, London, UK". BBC. 11 March 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 21 March 2007.

Port of London. "Thames Bylaws 2012" (PDF). p.20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014 . Retrieved 24 February 2014. River Thames: current conditions updated for Friday 24 March 2023. Second update. Change to the following reaches – Day's, Mapledurham, Bray, Penton Hook and Molesey.River Thames: current conditions updated for Thursday 2 November 2023. Changes to following reaches - Iffley, Mapledurham, Caversham, Blakes, Cookham, Bell Weir, Penton Hook, Shepperton, Sunbury and Teddington reaches. Futter, M. N.; Erlandsson, M. A.; Butterfield, D.; Whitehead, P. G.; Oni, S. K.; Wade, A. J. (28 February 2014). "PERSiST: a flexible rainfall-runoff modelling toolkit for use with the INCA family of models". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 18 (2): 855–873. Bibcode: 2014HESS...18..855F. doi: 10.5194/hess-18-855-2014 . Retrieved 11 April 2023. The next Roman bridges upstream were at Staines on the Devil's Highway between Londinium and Calleva ( Silchester). Boats could be swept up to it on the rising tide, with no need for wind or muscle power. River Thames current river conditions updated for Monday 13 March 2023. Changes to Romney and Old Windsor reaches. Local History – Concrete Barges and The Diver". London Riverside Bid. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.

River Thames: current river conditions updated for Tuesday 21 November 2023. No stream warning changes. The Head of the River Race and Women's Eights Head of the River Race (8+) (i.e. coxed eights), Schools' Head, Veterans Head, Scullers Head, Fours Head (HOR4s), and Pairs Head (shorter) on the Championship Course River Thames: current conditions updated for Sunday 24 September 2023. Changes to following reaches - Marsh, Hambleden, Hurley, Temple, Marlow, Cookham, Boulters, Bray and Boveney. Canvey Island Drainage scheme 2006". Environment agency. (May Avenue Pumping Station information board).James, Alan G. (2020). The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence, Volume 2. Scottish Place-Name Society. Whilst the use of the river to drive water-mills has largely died out, there has been a recent trend to use the head of water provided by the river's existing weirs to drive small hydro-electric power plants, using Archimedes screw turbines. Operational schemes include:

When travelling upstream, keep red navigation buoys to your left and green navigation buoys to your right. The most sedimentary-hosted Hg pollution in the Thames estuary occurs in the central London area between Vauxhall Bridge and Woolwich. [90] The majority of sediment cores show a clear decrease in Hg concentrations close to the surface, which is attributed to an overall reduction in polluting activities as well as improved effectiveness of recent environmental legalisation and river management (e.g. Oslo-Paris convention). Henley Royal Regatta takes place over five days at the start of July in the upstream town of Henley-on-Thames. Besides its sporting significance the regatta is an important date on the English social calendar alongside events like Royal Ascot and Wimbledon. The Thames Path is a National Trail which following the River Thames from its source near Kemble in Gloucestershire and approximately 3 miles from Cirencester to the Thames Barrier at Charlton, south east London.

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River Thames: Current stream warning conditions updated 4 May 2023. Updates to Osney, Sandford, Abingdon, Culham, Clifton, Marsh, Hambleden, Hurley, Temple, Marlow, Cookham, Boulters, Bray and Boveney reaches. The decline of heavy industry and tanneries, reduced use of oil-pollutants and improved sewage treatment have led to much better water quality compared to the late 19th and early- to mid-20th centuries and aquatic life has returned to its formerly 'dead' stretches. Thames Estuary report highlights changes over decade". Southampton University. 23 February 2021 . Retrieved 13 August 2023.