River Thames (tidal section)

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 - Gayton to Brentford) 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.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Port of London AuthorityRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 60M - River Thames (All) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 59M - River Thames (Lower) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
Teddington Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir. |
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Entrance to Outdoor Education Centre Thames Young Mariners Outdoor Education Centre |
3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Swan Island (Richmond upon Thames) | 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Barmy Arms PH Riverside (northern passage of Eel Pie Island) |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Eel Pie Island | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Hammerton's Ferry | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Glover's Island | 1 mile and 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Richmond Bridge (River Thames) | 2 miles and 5 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Corporation Island | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
The White Cross PH Riverside |
2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Flowerpot Islands | 2 miles and 7 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Richmond Railway Bridge | 2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Twickenham Bridge | 3 miles | 0 locks | |
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 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Isleworth Ait | 3 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Isleworth Wharf and London Apprentice PH | 3 miles and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Brentford Dock Marina | 5 miles | 1 lock | |
Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction Junction of Grand Union Canal (Main Line) and the River Thames |
5 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Lot's Ait | 5 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Brentford Ait | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Kew Bridge | 5 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Bell and Crown PH Riverside |
5 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Oliver's Island | 6 miles | 1 lock | |
Kew Railway Bridge | 6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Chiswick Bridge | 6 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
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 | |
Chiswick Eyot | 8 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Hammersmith Bridge | 9 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames - Beverley Brook Junction Junction of the River Thames and the Beverley Brook |
10 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Putney Bridge | 11 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Fulham Railway Bridge The bridge can also be crossed on foot, on the downstream (eastern) side. |
11 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames - Wandle Junction Junction of the River Thames and the River Wandle |
12 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Ship PH (Wandsworth) Riverside |
12 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Wandsworth Bridge | 12 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Battersea Railway Bridge | 13 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Chelsea Harbour | 13 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames - Counter's Creek Junction Junction of the River Thames and Counter's Creek (Kensington Canal) |
13 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Battersea Road Bridge | 13 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Albert Bridge | 13 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Chelsea Bridge | 14 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Grosvenor Canal Entrance | 14 miles and 6 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Grosvenor Bridge | 14 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Battersea Power Station | 14 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Vauxhall Bridge | 15 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Lambeth Bridge | 16 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Houses of Parliament | 16 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Westminster Bridge | 16 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
London Eye | 16 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Hungerford Bridge Flanked by two cable-stayed, pedestrian bridges which are properly named the Golden Jubilee Bridges. |
17 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Waterloo Bridge | 17 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Blackfriars Road Bridge | 17 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Blackfriars Railway Bridge | 17 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Founder's Arms PH Riverside |
18 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Millennium Bridge (London) | 18 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Southwark Bridge | 18 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Cannon Street Railway Bridge | 18 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
London Bridge | 18 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
HMS Belfast | 18 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Tower of London | 19 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Tower Bridge 140 foot headroom when open |
19 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
St Katharine Docks | 19 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames - Neckinger Junction St Saviour's Dock, junction of the River Thames and the River Neckinger |
19 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Wapping Old Stairs | 20 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Angel PH (Wapping) Riverside |
20 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
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 | |
Shadwell Basin The most significant body of water surviving from the historical London Docks - No Access. |
20 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Limehouse Basin Entrance Entrance to the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) |
21 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Old Limehouse Cut Entrance Disused and partly infilled |
21 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Grapes PH Riverside |
21 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Canary Wharf – Rotherhithe Ferry | 21 miles and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
West India Dock Entrance | 21 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Greenland Dock | 22 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
South Dock Marina | 22 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames - Ravensbourne Junction Junction of the River Thames and the River Ravensbourne |
23 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Greenwich Pier and Foot Tunnel Cutty Sark and Greenwich Naval College |
23 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
The Trafalgar Tavern PH Riverside |
23 miles and 6 furlongs | 1 lock | |
South West India Dock Entrance | 24 miles and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Blackwall Basin | 25 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
East India Dock | 25 miles and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Bow Creek Junction Junction of the River Thames and River Lee - Bow Creek |
25 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Anchor and Hope PH Riverside |
26 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Thames Flood Barrier | 27 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
- The Bell & Crown Pub — associated with The Bell and Crown PH
- Public House
- Barmy Arms PH — associated with Barmy Arms PH
- Public House
- The White Cross PH — associated with The White Cross PH
- Public House
- Founder's Arms PH — associated with Founder's Arms PH
- Public House
- The Ship PH - Wandsworth — associated with The Ship PH (Wandsworth)
- Public House
- London Apprentice PH — associated with Isleworth Wharf and London Apprentice PH
- Public House
- The Angel PH — associated with The Angel PH (Wapping)
- Public House
- The Trafalgar Tavern PH — associated with The Trafalgar Tavern PH
- Public House
- The Grapes Public House — associated with The Grapes PH
- Public House
Wikipedia has a page about River Thames
The River Thames ( (listen) 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.
It flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis), Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. 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 23 feet (7 m). Running through some of the driest parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water, the Thames' discharge is low considering its length and breadth: the Severn has a discharge almost twice as large on average despite having a smaller drainage basin. In Scotland, the Tay achieves more than double the Thames' average discharge from a drainage basin that is 60% smaller.
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; the river is fed by at least 50 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).