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The Thames

Thames
River
London Thames Sunset panorama - Feb 2008.jpg
The Thames in London
Country England
Counties Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Essex, Kent, Middlesex
Towns/Cities Cricklade, Lechlade, Oxford, Abingdon, Wallingford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow, Maidenhead, Windsor, Staines-upon-Thames, Walton-on-Thames, Kingston upon Thames, Teddington, London, Dartford, Gravesend, Southend
Source
 - location Thames Head, Gloucestershire, UK
 - elevation 110 m (361 ft)
 - coordinates 51°41′39″N 2°01′47″W / 51.694262°N 2.029724°W / 51.694262; -2.029724
Mouth Thames Estuary, North Sea
 - location Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 51°29′56″N 0°36′31″E / 51.4989°N 0.6087°E / 51.4989; 0.6087Coordinates: 51°29′56″N 0°36′31″E / 51.4989°N 0.6087°E / 51.4989; 0.6087
Length 346 km (215 mi)
Basin 12,935 km2 (4,994 sq mi)
Discharge for London
 - average 65.8 m3/s (2,324 cu ft/s)
Discharge elsewhere (average)
 - entering Oxford 17.6 m3/s (622 cu ft/s)
 - leaving Oxford 24.8 m3/s (876 cu ft/s)
 - Reading 39.7 m3/s (1,402 cu ft/s)
 - Windsor 59.3 m3/s (2,094 cu ft/s)
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Map of the Thames within southern England