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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames


00:02:28 1 Etymology
00:08:25 2 Administration
00:08:54 3 Human activity
00:11:32 4 Physical and natural aspects
00:16:37 4.1 Sea level
00:17:46 4.2 Catchment area and discharge
00:19:17 4.2.1 The non-tidal section
00:22:30 4.2.2 The tidal section
00:25:38 4.3 Islands
00:27:48 4.4 Geological and topographic history
00:30:42 4.4.1 Ice age
00:34:08 4.4.2 Conversion of marshland
00:36:22 4.5 Wildlife
00:40:36 5 Human history
00:42:34 5.1 Roman Britain
00:44:48 5.2 Middle Ages
00:48:39 5.3 Early modern period
00:51:39 5.4 Victorian era
00:54:47 5.5 20th century
00:57:20 5.6 21st century
00:57:43 6 The active river
00:59:19 6.1 Transport and tourism
00:59:29 6.1.1 The tidal river
01:00:07 6.1.2 The upper river
01:01:25 6.1.3 Aerial lift
01:01:47 6.2 Police and lifeboats
01:03:17 6.3 Navigation
01:07:32 6.3.1 History of the management of the river
01:10:32 6.4 The river as a boundary
01:12:18 6.5 Crossings
01:17:05 7 Pollution
01:17:15 7.1 Treated sewage
01:19:09 7.2 Mercury levels
01:20:57 7.3 Natural carbon compounds
01:21:53 8 Sport
01:22:16 8.1 Rowing
01:24:59 8.2 Sailing
01:25:36 8.3 Skiffing
01:26:04 8.4 Punting
01:26:32 8.5 Kayaking and canoeing
01:27:49 8.6 Swimming
01:29:50 8.7 Meanders
01:30:19 9 The Thames in the arts
01:30:32 9.1 Visual arts
01:31:28 9.2 Literature
01:41:05 9.3 Music
01:44:23 10 Major flood events
01:44:33 10.1 London flood of 1928
01:45:36 10.2 Thames Valley flood of 1947
01:46:55 10.3 Canvey Island flood of 1953
01:48:01 11 See also



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SUMMARY
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The River Thames ( (listen) TEMZ) 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).