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• The River Thames was made in 1839.
• The River Thames is the 2nd longest river in the uk
• The River Thames water comes from the rain.
• The River Thames has 125 different species of fish
• The River Thames is 2,000 years old.
• The River Thames has 1 dead body in the river.
• There are 17 tunnels in the River Thames
• The River Thames is the most well known of Britain's rivers because it flows through central London it also flows through (or really close by) some other important towns and cities in England such as Richmond Kingston upon Thames Windsor Henley on Thames Oxford and Reading.
• The River Thames is homes to many different type of creatures . Lots of birds can be found at different points along the course of the Thames from the source to the mouth ( such as herons, moorhens, grebes, kingfishers and coots) The Thames supports lots of different fish species too, including: trout , chub , roach , pike , and many more.
• The River Thames crossing has 200+ bridges.
• The River Thames crossing has 45 weirs and locks.
• The River Thames crossing has 24 tunnels.
• The River Thames crossing has 6 ferries.
• The River Thames crossing has 3 utility tunnels.
• The River Thames crossing has 1 cable car.
• The Millennium bridge is one of the newest crossings across the Thames. Opened in the year 2000 it serves as an important link for tourism and is one of the dozens of bridges which can be crossed by pedestrians.
• The queen Elizabeth 2nd bridge is the longest bridge over the Thames. At 812m long it carries cars and trucks southbound but never northbound. A tunnel under the river takes the northbound traffic.
• There is a disused rail tunnel left over from when improvements were made to the northern line on the underground.
• There are 3 utility tunnels which are big enough to walk through. They carry electrical cables.
• The River Thames is home to one of the most watched rowing events in the world the Oxford,Cambridge boat race.
• Source of river - Thames head, Gloucestershire mouth of river- Thames estuary, Southend- on-sea.
• First bridge built- 1st century last time the river froze- 1814 biggest flood-1982
• Length of river-356 I'm Drainage basin area- 12,935km2 Maximum height about sea level- 110 metres average discharge- 65.8m3 per second
• Number of tributaries-51 number of islands- 80 Number of Weirs and locks- 45

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