is river thames in london,united kingdom an artificial river?

Question

is river thames in london,united kingdom an artificial river?

Answer 1

No - the River Thames starts from its spring somewhere in Oxfordshire and runs thru' the Thames Valley, then on into London and finally down to the sea between Kent and Essex - the Thames Estuary. The River Thames still bears its ancient British [Celtic] name [Thamesis] which translates to mean 'bright water'. The Thames has its own river god 'Father Thames' or sometimes 'Old Father Thames'. You can still leave votive offerings to the River God - the most magnificent of which is the Battersea Shield, which you can see at the British Museum.

Answer 2

River Thames in the United Kingdom is a natural body of water. The City of London was built around it. Man in the Industrial Age killed it but Man in the Information Age had infused new life in it. The river is not man-made though.

Answer 3

A river of southern England flowing about 338 km (210 mi) eastward to a wide estuary on the North Sea. Navigable for large ships as far as London, it is the principal commercial waterway of the country. In its upper course above Oxford it is often called Isis.the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea,It is not an artificial river.

Answer 4

Real. The Romans settled there during the reign of the Roman empire, specifically because of the river.

It has been engineered in places eg, it has being made more narrow at the Victoria Embankment to accommodate more land and buildings, and for the sewerage that use to run into the river.

Answer 5

No the Thames is a natural river. Having lived at the mouth of it most of my life I should know, I lived in Southend.

Answer 6

The course it follows has been "engineered" in places, down the Centuries in order to prevent flooding or reclaim needed land, but the River is 100% Natural and real!

Answer 7

No it is'nt an Artificial River it's Source is in the Chiltern Hills..

Answer 8

fully based on the opening credits of EastEnders; or a river that flows 346 km (215 mi) through some beautiful (and not so beautiful) countryside

Answer 9

No

although these days it is managed, there are weirs in it course, and the river banks are controlled - it is a fully natural waterway

Answer 10

No it isn't artificial (though its pronunciation is a little contrived - lol).



For information on the River Thames check out the Environment Agency website - there's a link below (the Environment Agency took over the role of the National Rivers Authority in the 1990s).



If you want to know of an artificial river (aka canal), then the best example in the UK is the Grand Union Canal. This links Birmingham to London, and it served as a water concourse for transporting goods from the early 1800s till the 1950s.



Oh, and by the way, whilst the Thames is the longest river entirely in England, the longest river in Britain (England and Wales, in this case) is the River Severn.

Answer 11

Real,from the east coast right over to oxford in the west.

Answer 12

Nope.



If it flooded, then half of South East London would be washed away !!



Hence why London is so great !

Answer 13

Perfectly natural

Answer 14

No. It is real. That is why London is where it is(people always settled around water).

Answer 15

No..... I don't think so.... been passed it many times and as far as I am aware it is not artificial

Answer 16

no it's quite real and natural

it's the reason for the city

Answer 17

No it's a real one

Answer 18

Ha ha!

Answer 19

It is a real Rio.

Answer 20

Yes its plastic they roll it up every evening at night fall...

Answer 21

NO! Whatever gave you that idea?

Answer 22

Dont be silly.

Answer 23

no, it's as natural as they come

Answer 24

No

Answer 25

no its real

Answer 26

WHAT? How stupid are some people?

Answer 27

No -