Is the Thames a man made river?

More than 50 million years of erosion and climate change have shaped the Thames to create the river we know today, flowing from Gloucestershire into the English Channel.



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Interesting facts about the Thames
  • 1 …is one of the cleanest rivers in the world that flows through a major city? ...
  • 3 …used to host Frost Fairs on its surface? ...
  • 4 …is the longest river in England? ...
  • 5 …provides 2/3 of London's drinking water? ...
  • 6 … ...
  • 7 …is crossed by over 200 bridges? ...
  • 8 …was the pool of a polar bear?


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London's mighty River Thames is not immune. For the fist time at least since 1976, the source of the iconic river, near the English village of Ashton Keynes about 90 miles west of the capital, has dried up.

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As the Thames is tidal, its waters are 'brackish' – a mixture of fresh and saltwater. Drinking untreated Thames river water is unsafe, although historically it has been used for many domestic and industrial purposes including cooking, brewing and generating power.

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Where Can You Swim? The PLA allows swimming to take place upriver of Putney Bridge through to Teddington. It is permitted in this area only but be reminded that it is still a busy section of the tidal Thames for leisure and recreational activities.

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The Thames is considered to be the cleanest river in the world that flows through a major city. The Thames is home to 125 species of fish and more than 400 invertebrates. This is in spite of the fact that raw sewage is routinely pumped into the river during heavy rains.

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The Congo is the deepest river in the world. Its headwaters are in the north-east of Zambia, between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Malawi), 1760 metres above sea level; it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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It's really not an unclean river - for a city river - overall. Upriver of London the Thames is really quite clean - it doesn't look like the Thames in London in any respect - and any fish caught there would definitely be safe to eat.

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Fish in the Thames There is an incredible 125 species of fish that have been found living amongst the animals in the Thames, and this includes species of conservation and commercial importance.

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