Thames river
Also known as: River Thames
The Thames (also known as River Thames) is a European river flowing through United Kingdom. As of 2026-10-09, the Thames was flowing at about 8.959 m³/s at the Walton gauge.
- Canonical name
- Thames
- Local names / aliases
- River Thames
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 13,323 km²
- Mapped river length
- 264.8 km
- Gauging stations
- 11
- Latest measured discharge
- 8.959 m³/s (Walton, 2026-10-09)
Gauging stations on the Thames
The following 11 gauging stations report discharge for the Thames, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton | United Kingdom | 8.959 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.392, -0.421 | source | |
| Kingston | United Kingdom | 6.5 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.415, -0.309 | source | |
| Thames at Kingston (Backup) | United Kingdom | 7.178 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.415, -0.308 | source | |
| Staines | United Kingdom | 8.715 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.432, -0.512 | source | |
| Taplow | United Kingdom | 6.75 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.529, -0.697 | source | |
| Maidenhead | United Kingdom | 7.804 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.524, -0.702 | source | |
| Windsor Park | United Kingdom | 11.343 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.486, -0.589 | source | |
| Hythe End | United Kingdom | 0.81 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.44, -0.535 | source | |
| Reading | United Kingdom | 3.529 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.461, -0.968 | source | |
| Sutton Courtenay | United Kingdom | 3.848 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.648, -1.254 | source | |
| Farmoor | United Kingdom | 1.419 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.758, -1.366 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.