2006-08-16 23:21:19 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
In the majority of the length of the Thames no, that is a freshwater river, but in the thames estuary, the river water mixes with the seawater and is a mix known as brackish.
2006-08-16 23:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Thames is not salty, untill it gets into the tidal reaches ,
when it becomes brackish , further down in the Thames estuary,
it merges with the sea water in the English channel
and becomes salty.
There has been a considerable improvement, of the water purity in the Thames, in recent years
Fresh-water fish and plants are now thriving there .
>^,,^<
2006-08-24 07:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Thames is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. Since most rivers are not salty, i presume that this one is not as well.
2006-08-20 10:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jáe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. As perviously mentioned in other answers the river flows downhill towards the sea: it starts as fresh water and only becomes salty where it meets the sea.
The Thames in London isn't actually as filthy as you might believe: it's the cleanest metropolitan river in the world. Dolphins are quite happy it in, and you might remember the Whale that got lost and ended up swimming past the Houses of Parliament? The whale died, but that was due to the fact that it was a salt-water animal and its body couldn't cope with fresh water; not due to any impurities in the water.
2006-08-16 23:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by paffmagic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, the Thames river is influenced by the tides, so you may find salt water in the Thames. I'm just not sure how far up it goes. Salt water can sometimes be found kilometers up river, depending on the strength of the tides.
2006-08-16 23:30:47 · answer #5 · answered by Out of Africa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The water flows towards the sea although there will be some salt in the water as you get closer to the sea.
2006-08-16 23:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by Stammerman! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but it is a tidal river where water from the sea comes up the river during high tide.
2006-08-23 12:46:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a low salt content at high estuary tides as far upstream as the thames barrier.
2006-08-21 02:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice question.
It may be in the lower - tidal - reaches
And it may taste salty further upstream if enough sewers empty in it.
Anyone willing to find ot?
2006-08-18 09:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by rodshaw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only at the mouth where it meets the sea, and then only a little. Otherwise it is pretty nasty, like that other person said about the condoms and sani napkins, and God only knows what else.
2006-08-16 23:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by Ben 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋