Temple Mill Island Arm
Temple Mill Island Arm is on the River Thames (below Oxford) just past the junction with The River Great Ouse.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.

| Temple Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Temple Lock Weir Entrance | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Temple Lock | 2½ furlongs | |
| Temple Lock Weir Exit | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Mill Island | ¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Mill Island Arm | ||
| Higginson Park Visitor Moorings | 1 mile | |
| Higginson Park Visitor Moorings (7 day - fee payable) | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Marlow Bridge | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| The Compleat Angler PH | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Marlow Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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![Boat Club House, Temple. A close look at the building I photographed from the other side of the river a few months ago. [[5075726]] by Des Blenkinsopp – 18 January 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/25/78/5257824_33b4480c_120x120.jpg)









