Weirs on the River Thames
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Over the years man-made dams or weirs on the River Thames have been installed to increase the depth of the River Thames and provide stable flow to the lower reaches, preventing flooding. The River Thames being one of England's largest rivers, loses 110 metres of height as it makes its 346km journey near from Kemble in the Cotswolds to the North Sea on the east coast. These weirs often provide multiple incidental uses such as flour production in watermills and playspots for kayakers and canoeists.
[edit] List of weirs
The weirs include:
- Boulter's Weir
- Bray Lock and Weir
- Caversham Lock and Weir
- Cookham Lock and Weir
- Chertsey Weir
- Goring Lock and Weir
- Hambleden Lock and Weir
- Hurley Weir
- Mapledurham Lock and Weir
- Marsh Lock and Weir
- Shiplake Lock and Weir
- Sonning Lock and Weir
- Sunbury Weir
- Teddington Lock and Weir
- Whitchurch Lock and Weir
