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River Thames (tidal section)
The River Thames (tidal section) is a tidal river and is part of the River Thames. It runs for 27 miles and 1¾ furlongs through 1 lock from Teddington Lock Weir Exit (where it joins the River Thames (below Oxford)) to Thames Flood Barrier (where it joins the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 250 feet long and 26 feet and 7 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
It has junctions with the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line) at Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction; with the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Creek) at Bow Creek Junction and with the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) at Limehouse Basin Entrance.
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Teddington Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir and site of Monty Python's Fish Slapping Dance |
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Entrance to Outdoor Education Centre Thames Young Mariners Outdoor Education Centre |
3¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Swan Island (Richmond upon Thames) | 4¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Eel Pie Island | 1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Hammerton's Ferry | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Glover's Island | 2 miles | 0 locks |
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Richmond Bridge | 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Corporation Island | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Flowerpot Islands | 2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Richmond Railway Bridge | 2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Twickenham Bridge | 3 miles | 0 locks |
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Richmond Lock and Footbridge For 2 hours each side of high tide the weirs are lifted. At other times the lock must be used |
3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Isleworth Ait | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Isleworth Wharf and London Apprentice Pub | 3 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Brentford Dock Marina | 5 miles | 1 lock |
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Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction Junction of Grand Union Canal (Main Line) and the River Thames |
5 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Lot's Ait | 5 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Brentford Ait | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Kew Bridge | 5 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Oliver's Island | 6 miles | 1 lock |
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Kew Railway Bridge | 6 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock |
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Chiswick Bridge | 7 miles | 1 lock |
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Barnes Railway Bridge It can also be crossed on foot, and is one of only three bridges in London to combine pedestrian and rail use |
7 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Chiswick Eyot | 8 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Hammersmith Bridge | 9 miles and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thames - Beverley Brook Junction Junction of the River Thames and the Beverley Brook |
10 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Putney Bridge | 11 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Fulham Railway Bridge The bridge can also be crossed on foot, on the downstream (east) side. |
11 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thames - Wandle Junction Junction of the River Thames and the River Wandle |
12 miles | 1 lock |
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Wandsworth Bridge | 12 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Battersea Railway Bridge | 13 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Chelsea Harbour | 13 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock |
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Thames - Counter's Creek Junction Junction of the River Thames and Counter's Creek (Kensington Canal) |
13 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock |
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Battersea Road Bridge | 13 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Albert Bridge | 13 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Chelsea Bridge | 14 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Grosvenor Bridge | 14 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Battersea Power Station | 14 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Vauxhall Bridge | 15 miles and 6 furlongs | 1 lock |
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Lambeth Bridge | 16 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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The Houses of Parliament | 16 miles and 5 furlongs | 1 lock |
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Westminster Bridge | 16 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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London Eye | 16 miles and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Hungerford Bridge Flanked by two cable-stayed, pedestrian bridges which are properly named the Golden Jubilee Bridges. |
17 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock |
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Waterloo Bridge | 17 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Blackfriars Road Bridge | 17 miles and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Blackfriars Railway Bridge | 17 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Millennium Bridge | 18 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Southwark Bridge | 18 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Cannon Street Railway Bridge | 18 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock |
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London Bridge | 18 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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HMS Belfast | 19 miles | 1 lock |
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Tower of London | 19 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Tower Bridge 140 foot headroom when open |
19 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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St Katharine Docks | 19 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thames - Neckinger Junction St Saviour's Dock, junction of the River Thames and the River Neckinger |
19 miles and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Wapping Old Stairs | 20 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Canada and Surrey Water Canada Water is a freshwater lake and wildlife refuge linked to Surrey Water via an ornamental canal, Albion Channel |
20 miles and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Shadwell Basin The most significant body of water surviving from the historical London Docks - No Access |
20 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Limehouse Basin Entrance Entrance to the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) |
21 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock |
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Canary Wharf – Rotherhithe Ferry | 21 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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West India Dock Entrance | 21 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Greenland Dock | 22 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock |
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South Dock Marina | 22 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thames - Ravensbourne Junction Junction of the River Thames and the River Ravensbourne |
23 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Greenwich Pier and Foot Tunnel Cutty Sark and Greenwich Naval College |
23 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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South West India Dock Entrance | 24 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Blackwall Basin | 25 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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East India Dock | 25 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Bow Creek Junction Junction of River Thames and River Lee - Bow Creek |
25 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thames Flood Barrier | 27 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock |