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Note

  1. Distances are in kilometres.
  2. Waterway distances are shown, not towpath distances.
  3. If using imperial units convention would be to use statute miles (1609 m) upstream of Teddington
    and sea miles (1853.3 m/6080 ft) downstream from Teddington.
  4. North then south is used for opposing places in the case of bridges.

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The following items have been included:

  • Crossings carrying primary roads
  • Crossings carrying Intercity railway lines
  • Locks and Bridges that have prominence in regulating the river
  • Other structures to identify prominent towns that have not been identified.
  • Non-tidal rivers that have an average discharge of more than 1 m3/s
  • Canals

The conversion 1 sea mile = 6080 ft was obtained by calculation from the Port of London handbook (see below). This is different to the nautical mile of 1852 m.

Template:UK-waterway-routemap

References[change source]

Handbook of Tide Tables and Port Information - 2011 (PDF). Port of London Authority. pp. 17–20. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

Hart, Ian; Hart, Dot (2011). "The River Thames and boaty things - Index". Floating down the river. Retrieved 2011-10-04.

Ordnance Survey, HM (2013). "Official OS". Map in respect of Bournes' discharge location (drain Camberley, Woking, Ascot etc.). Retrieved 2013-08-18.