Thames River

Thames River

The River Thames is a river flowing in the south of England. The river flows along several well known towns including London, Kingston upon Thames, Windsor, Reading and Oxford. The Thames is the second longest river in united Kingdom, and the longest in England, but the River Severn, which is partly in Wales,is the longest in United kingdom.

Thames with London Eye and Aquarium

 It starts from Cotswolds and flows in the North Sea. The Thames is 346 km long, officially the source of the river is quoted at Thames Head near village Kemble in the Cotswolds. Seven Springs in Cheltenham is also sometimes quoted as the river source as it is located further 22 km in length, also Seven Springs flows throughout the year whereas Thames Head is seasonal.There are 80 island in the Thames.

Various species  of bird feed on the river, like Herring Gull, Swan, Black headed Gull. Thames contain both sea water and fresh water, supporting for both seawater and freshwater fishes.