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River Thames (above Oxford)

 
 
Information about the waterway

The River Thames (above Oxford) is a small river and is part of the River Thames. It runs for 30 miles and 4 furlongs through 11 locks from Osney Bridge (where it joins the River Thames (below Oxford)) to Thames - Thames and Severn Canal - Coln Junction (where it joins the River Thames (above Lechlade) and the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Main section)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 109 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the River Thames (Sheepwash Channel) at Sheepwash Channel Junction and with the Oxford Canal (Duke's Cut) at Duke's Cut Junction.

The navigational authority for this waterway is Environment Agency

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Osney Bridge
Low headroom (7f7 - 2.31m)
Thames - Seacourt Stream Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the Seacourt Stream
¾ furlongs 0 locks
Sheepwash Channel Junction
Junction of the River Thames with the branch to the Oxford Canal
¾ furlongs 0 locks
Medley Footbridge 6½ furlongs 0 locks
Bossoms Boat Yard 6¾ furlongs 0 locks
Port Meadow 1 mile and 3½ furlongs 0 locks
Godstow Lock Weir Exit No 2
Channel leading to the Weirs and possibly the Trout Inn (Wolvercote Mill Stream)
2 miles and 1 furlong 0 locks
Godstow Lock 2 miles and 1½ furlongs 0 locks
Godstow Lock Weir Entrance No 1
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
2 miles and 2¼ furlongs 1 lock
Godstow Bridge 2 miles and 3 furlongs 1 lock
The Trout Inn PH (Wolvercote)
Riverside
2 miles and 3¼ furlongs 1 lock
Godstow Lock Weir Entrance No 2
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
2 miles and 3½ furlongs 1 lock
Thames Bridge 2 miles and 4½ furlongs 1 lock
King's Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir
3 miles and 2¾ furlongs 1 lock
King's Lock (Thames) 3 miles and 3¼ furlongs 1 lock
Duke's Cut Junction
Junction of the River Thames with Duke's Cut (access to the Oxford Canal)
3 miles and 4 furlongs 2 locks
Thames - Evenlode Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the River Evenlode
4 miles and 7½ furlongs 2 locks
Thames - Cassington Cut Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the Cassington Cut
5 miles and 2½ furlongs 2 locks
Thames - Wharf Stream Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the Wharf Stream
5 miles and 6¾ furlongs 2 locks
Eynsham Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
6 miles 2 locks
Eynsham Lock 6 miles and ½ furlongs 2 locks
Eynsham Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir
6 miles and ¾ furlongs 3 locks
Swinford Toll Bridge
One of the two remaining toll bridges that cross the Thames.
6 miles and 1¼ furlongs 3 locks
Oxford Cruisers Marina 7 miles and ¼ furlongs 3 locks
Pinkhill Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir
7 miles and 2¾ furlongs 3 locks
Pinkhill Lock 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs 3 locks
Pinkhill Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
7 miles and 4 furlongs 4 locks
Pinkhill Picnic Moorings 7 miles and 4½ furlongs 4 locks
Farmoor Reservoir Moorings 8 miles and 2½ furlongs 4 locks
Bablock Hythe Ferry
The Ferryman Inn
9 miles and 6¼ furlongs 4 locks
Moorings above Bablock Hythe Ferry 9 miles and 7 furlongs 4 locks
Northmoor Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir
11 miles and 2¼ furlongs 4 locks
Northmoor Lock 11 miles and 2½ furlongs 4 locks
Northmoor Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
11 miles and 2¾ furlongs 5 locks
Hart's Weir Footbridge 12 miles and 2¾ furlongs 5 locks
Newbridge (River Thames)
Rose Revived Inn on the north bank and The Maybush Restaurant on the south.
13 miles and 4 furlongs 5 locks
Thames - Windrush Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the River Windrush
13 miles and 4 furlongs 5 locks
Thames - Great Brook Junction
Junction of the River Thames and the Great Brook
15 miles and 5½ furlongs 5 locks
Shifford Lock Weir Exits
Navigable to Duxford Ford
16 miles and ¾ furlongs 5 locks
Shifford Lock
Camping Good Friday to 30 September
16 miles and 1¼ furlongs 5 locks
Shifford Lock Electric Boat Recharging Station
An excellent floating pontoon (about 50' long) in the weir stream.
16 miles and 1½ furlongs 6 locks
Shifford Lock Weir Entrance No 1
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
16 miles and 1¾ furlongs 6 locks
Shifford Cut Footbridge
Footbridge over the lock cut above Shifford Lock
16 miles and 3½ furlongs 6 locks
Shifford Lock Weir Entrance No 2
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
16 miles and 5¼ furlongs 6 locks
Chimney 16 miles and 6½ furlongs 6 locks
Tenfoot Bridge 17 miles and 5¾ furlongs 6 locks
The Trout Inn at Tadpole Bridge.
Riverside. Good moorings for patrons of the inn.
19 miles and 3½ furlongs 6 locks
Tadpole Bridge 19 miles and 3½ furlongs 6 locks
Rushey Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir
20 miles and 1½ furlongs 6 locks
Rushey Lock
Campsite open from April to October inclusive
20 miles and 2¼ furlongs 6 locks
Rushey Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
20 miles and 3 furlongs 7 locks
Rushey Lock Short Term Moorings 20 miles and 3¾ furlongs 7 locks
Old Man's Bridge 22 miles and 3 furlongs 7 locks
Radcot Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
22 miles and 4¼ furlongs 7 locks
Radcot Lock 22 miles and 4½ furlongs 7 locks
Radcot Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the weir with a canoe pass.
22 miles and 5¼ furlongs 8 locks
Radcot mooring
Opposite camp site
23 miles and ¼ furlongs 8 locks
Pidnell Bridge Arm 23 miles and 2 furlongs 8 locks
Radcot Bridge Backwater Exit 23 miles and 2½ furlongs 8 locks
Pidnell Bridge Drain Entrance No 2 23 miles and 3½ furlongs 8 locks
Ye Olde Swan PH
Riverside
23 miles and 3¾ furlongs 8 locks
Canal Bridge (Radcot)
Radcot Bridge is strictly speaking, now on the backwater.
23 miles and 4 furlongs 8 locks
Pidnell Bridge Drain Entrance No 1 23 miles and 4 furlongs 8 locks
Radcot Bridge Backwater Entrance 23 miles and 5 furlongs 8 locks
Grafton Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
24 miles and 5½ furlongs 8 locks
Grafton Lock 24 miles and 5¾ furlongs 8 locks
Grafton Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
24 miles and 6½ furlongs 9 locks
Kelmscott
The village is a short walk from the moorings.
26 miles and 1 furlong 9 locks
Eaton Footbridge
Footbridge near Eaton Hastings
26 miles and 5¼ furlongs 9 locks
Buscot Lock Weir Exit No 2
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
27 miles and 6½ furlongs 9 locks
Buscot Lock Weir Exit No 1
Channel leading to the Weir
27 miles and 7½ furlongs 9 locks
Buscot Lock 27 miles and 7¾ furlongs 9 locks
Buscot Lock Weir Entrance No 1
Channel leading to the Weir
28 miles 10 locks
Buscot Lock Weir Entrance No 2
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
28 miles and ¼ furlongs 10 locks
Cotswold Boat Hire 28 miles and ¼ furlongs 10 locks
Buscot Church 28 miles and 2¼ furlongs 10 locks
Bloomers Hole Footbridge 28 miles and 7½ furlongs 10 locks
St. John's Lock Weir Exit No 2
Channel leading to the Weir. Most boats can wind at the weir end but it can be shallow.
29 miles and ¼ furlongs 10 locks
Thames - Cole Junction No 2
The second junction of the R. Cole with the Thames
29 miles and ¼ furlongs 10 locks
St. John's Bridge 29 miles and 1 furlong 10 locks
St. John's Lock Weir Exit No 1
Channel leading to the Weir - No Access
29 miles and 1¼ furlongs 10 locks
St. John's Lock 29 miles and 1½ furlongs 10 locks
St. John's Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir - Access unadvisable (see photo text)
29 miles and 1¾ furlongs 11 locks
Lechlade Public Moorings 29 miles and 6 furlongs 11 locks
The New Inn Hotel
Riverside. Limited mooring for patrons.
29 miles and 6¼ furlongs 11 locks
Ha'penny Bridge (Lechlade) 29 miles and 6½ furlongs 11 locks
Ha'penny Bridge Winding Hole 29 miles and 6¾ furlongs 11 locks
The Riverside PH
Riverside. Also an EA 24-hour public mooring and wide enough for most boats to wind (with care due to the flow through the bridge).
29 miles and 6¾ furlongs 11 locks
Lechlade Marina 29 miles and 7½ furlongs 11 locks
Inglesham Footbridge 30 miles and 3¾ furlongs 11 locks
Thames - Thames and Severn Canal - Coln Junction
Junctions of the River Thames, Thames and Severn Canal and the River Coln (Inglesham)
30 miles and 4 furlongs 11 locks
 
 
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External websites
 Ye Olde Swan PH — associated with Ye Olde Swan PH
Public House
 The Ferryman Inn - Bablock Hythe - River Thames — associated with Bablock Hythe Ferry
The Ferryman Inn, Oxfordshire is located on the banks of the River Thames about 10 miles from Oxford on the Thames Path making this a beautiful location to relax, drink, eat and sleep. Steeped in history, The Ferryman Inn is one of the oldest ferry crossing points and made famous by the Matthew Arnold poem…
 The Riverside PH — associated with The Riverside PH
Public House
  — associated with Oxford Cruisers Marina
 The Trout Inn - Wolvercote — associated with The Trout Inn PH (Wolvercote)
Public House
 The New Inn Hotel  — associated with The New Inn Hotel
Public House and Hotel
  The Trout at Tadpole Bridge — associated with The Trout Inn at Tadpole Bridge.
Public House
 Lechlade Marina - Boat Mooring on the River Thames - Gloucestershire — associated with Lechlade Marina
Lechlade Marina - narrowboat and cruiser mooring on the River Thames, Lechlade, Gloucestershire. Beautiful Cotswolds surroundings.
 
Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about River Thames

The River Thames ( (listen) TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

It flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis), Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. The Thames drains the whole of Greater London.

Its tidal section, reaching up to Teddington Lock, includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of 23 feet (7 m). Running through some of the driest parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water, the Thames' discharge is low considering its length and breadth: the Severn has a discharge almost twice as large on average despite having a smaller drainage basin. In Scotland, the Tay achieves more than double the Thames' average discharge from a drainage basin that is 60% smaller.

Along its course are 45 navigation locks with accompanying weirs. Its catchment area covers a large part of south-eastern and a small part of western England; the river is fed by at least 50 named tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands. With its waters varying from freshwater to almost seawater, the Thames supports a variety of wildlife and has a number of adjoining Sites of Special Scientific Interest, with the largest being in the remaining parts of the North Kent Marshes and covering 5,449 hectares (13,460 acres).

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