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SECRETS
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The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river
entirely in England, with a total length of 215 miles (346km) and the second
longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. While it is best known
for flowing through London, the river also flows alongside other towns and
cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, and Windsor.
The river gives its name to three informal areas: the Thames Valley, a
region of England around the river between Oxford and west London; the
Thames Gateway; and the greatly overlapping Thames Estuary around the
tidal Thames to the east of London and including the waterway itself.
Thames Valley Police is a formal body that takes its name from the river,
covering three counties.
In an alternative name, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington
Lock in south west London, the lower reaches of the river are called the
Tideway.
It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea
via the Thames Estuary. On its way, it passes through London, the country’s
capital, where the river is deep and navigable to ships; the Thames drains
the whole of Greater London. Its tidal section, reaching up to Teddington
Lock, includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of 7 metres
(23ft).
Along its course are 45 navigation locks with accompanying weirs. Its
catchment area covers a large part of South Eastern and a small part of
Western England and the river is fed by 38 named tributaries. The river
contains over 80 islands. With its waters varying from freshwater to almost
seawater, the Thames supports a variety of wildlife and has a number of
adjoining Sites of Special Scientific Interest, with the largest being in the
remaining parts of the North Kent Marshes and covering 5,449 hectares
(13,460 acres).
By far and away the largest carp water in UK. Now sit back and enjoy
just a few of its many secrets.
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