Thames Basin
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The Thames Basin is the drainage area in southern England that collects water flowing into the River Thames and its tributaries.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Thames basin | 8 |
| Thames drainage basin | 2 |
| Thames river basin | 2 |
| Thames river basin district | 2 |
| Thames River Basin | 1 |
| Thames River Basin District | 1 |
| Thames basin | 1 |
| Thames floodplain | 1 |
| Thames watershed | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| averageRainfallApprox | around 700 millimetres per year ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| collectsWaterFrom |
River Thames catchment area
ⓘ
tributaries of the River Thames ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Guildford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Maidenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ Slough NERFINISHED ⓘ Swindon NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Berkshire Downs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiltern Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotswolds (eastern slopes) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Estuary fringe ⓘ Thames Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Vale of White Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainageAreaApprox |
about 12,900 square kilometres
ⓘ
about 5,000 square miles ⓘ |
| drainsInto | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodRiskManagement | subject to floodplain management and flood defences ⓘ |
| hasPart |
River Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames tributaries ⓘ |
| highestPointApprox | over 300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | River Thames system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTributary |
River Cherwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Colne NERFINISHED ⓘ River Kennet NERFINISHED ⓘ River Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ River Loddon NERFINISHED ⓘ River Medway (headwaters and adjacent catchments are sometimes grouped hydrologically) NERFINISHED ⓘ River Mole NERFINISHED ⓘ River Wey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
navigation on the River Thames
ⓘ
recreation and tourism along the Thames and its tributaries ⓘ |
| waterResourceRole | major source of public water supply for southern England ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thames watershed
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
Thames River Basin District
this entity surface form:
Thames river basin district
subject surface form:
Staines Moor
this entity surface form:
Thames floodplain
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
Thames drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Thames River Basin
this entity surface form:
Thames river basin
this entity surface form:
Thames basin
this entity surface form:
Thames drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Thames river basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin
this entity surface form:
River Thames basin