Distances and travel times between locks. St john s lock.
If you are planning to boat on the river thames you may also find our locks and facilities for boaters page useful.
Locks on the thames map. Day s lock near dorchester and abingdon lock will be shut to boaters on the river thames between november 2 and march 19. 2 canals flow into the river thames. There are 45 locks on the non tidal river thames.
River thames conditions advice for boaters. There are 45 locks on the river each with one or more adjacent weirs. Registering your boat at a lock.
Follow this link to view all the locks on the river thames by viewing open canal map in the desktop web browser android or ios phone tablet. If you are planning to boat on the river thames you may also find our distances and measurements for boaters page useful. The english river thames is navigable from cricklade or lechlade to the sea and this part of the river falls 71 meters.
The first proper locks appeared in the 1630s. You can buy short period launch. Oxford canal at isis lock 39 locks 54 miles to.
These lock and weir combinations are used for controlling the flow of water down the river most notably when there is a risk of flooding and provide for navigation above the tideway. From the famous father thames statue and the site of the first pineapple grown in britain to a garden redesigned by the bbc s ground force. Locks on the river thames have been added to the map.
These were sourced from wikipedia then processed using a geo coding plug in for google sheets. Thames valley info books maps the region interesting facts. Thames locks abingdon lock bell weir lock benson lock blake s lock boulters lock boveney lock bray lock buscot lock caversham lock chertsey lock cleeves lock clifton lock cookham lock culham lock day s lock eynsham lock godstow lock goring lock grafton lock hambledon lock hurley lock iffley lock kings lock.
Grand union canal at braunston 91 locks 84 miles to brentford. The kennet and avon canal connected bristol and bath to london and the oxford canal connected the midlands to london via oxford. A lock is a large chamber built across the stream with large gates at either end that hold back the water.
View all locks and weirs on the river thames including suggestions for days out and fishing. Two oxfordshire locks will be closed for four months while they undergo improvement works as part of a 5 2m maintenance programme by the environment agency. The thames ring junctions locks and lengths the river thames at brentford 32 locks 96 miles to.
The following table lists the. Name distance to next lock fall. Each one has its own individual history and unique personality.
There are a total of 45 locks on the upper reaches of the thames.
