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	Thames Barrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thames Barrier is a flood control structure on the River Thames at Woolwich Reach in London.
		It is the world's second largest movable flood barrier after the Oosterscheldekering in the Netherlands.
		The barrier was operated by the National Rivers Authority until April 1996 when it passed to the Environment Agency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames_Barrier (590 words)

	River Thames
		To prevent London flooding the Thames Barrier was built across the Thames at Woolwich at a cost of around £535 million.
		The Thames Flood Barrier is a tidal barrier which prevents the sea from coming in on really high tides.
		The Jubilee River is a 7 mile long flood relief channel which was built during the 1990s to divert flood waters from the River Thames around Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /riverthames/flooding.htm (299 words)

	Thames - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Thames (Roman, Tamesis), river in southern England, the longest and most important river in England.
		Thames Tunnels, series of tunnels under the River Thames, London.
		Henley is on the edge of the Chiltern Hills at a bend in the River Thames where it is...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Thames.html (92 words)

	Google Sightseeing » Post Archive » Thames Barrier
		This is the bizarre-looking Thames Barrier on the River Thames, London.
		Opened in the 1980s, the barrier is designed to protect London’s low-lying areas from flooding, and is the world’s second-largest movable flood barrier (after the Oosterscheldekering in the Netherlands - no hi-res though I’m afraid).
		The Thames flood barriers are mentioned in the February 2006 Scientific American article about the New Orleans flood; it includes some nice diagrams of the Thames mechanism and a photo of the gates.
	googlesightseeing.com /2006/01/18/thames-barrier (382 words)

	Thames Barrier
		The Thames Barrier was designed to protect the capital from flooding until at least the year 2030.
		However, it was not until the 1953 floods, during which over 300 people were drowned and 160,000 acres of farmland were flooded with salt water, that the Government appointed a committee to develop anti-flooding measures.
		The Barrier was inaugurated by The Queen in 1984 and spans 520 meters across the Thames at Woolwich Reach.
	www.corrosion-doctors.org /Landmarks/Thames.htm (405 words)

	The Thames Path - The Thames Barrier to Greenwich
		The nearest town to the Thames Barrier is Charlton, in South East London.
		Charlton Station is around 3/4 of a mile from the Thames Barrier, and has frequent trains, operated by South Eastern, from central London (Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge and Cannon Street), Dartford and the Medway towns in Kent.
		The barrier was originally planned in 1972 to protect London from floods, and was opened in 1984.
	thames.joncombe.org /thames_barrier_greenwich.html (1497 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| 10-mile Thames flood barrier plan
		Climate change experts say the existing Thames barrier, built in the 1970s, may not be able to cope with rising tides.
		Scientists for the Thames Estuary 2100 project, set up by the Environment Agency to assess flood risk and river management over the next century, say the barrier would be an option if sea levels started rising faster than expected.
		Under the new scheme, the barrier would contain numerous gates to allow water to flow in and out of the Thames estuary according to the tides.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/4162905.stm (287 words)

	The Thames Barrier
		The barrier is an impressive construction and is the worlds largest movable flood barrier, spanning 520 metres across the Thames at Woolwich.
		The barrier was designed to protect the capital from flooding until the year 2030, although whether global warming will invalidate the original calculations remains to be seen.
		It was the results of the 1953 floods in which 300 people were drowned and 160,000 acres of farmland flooded, that finally prompted an urgent enquiry into solving the threat.
	www.places-to-go.org.uk /Thames_Barrier.htm (364 words)

	Thames Flood Barrier, London
		The Thames Barrier, which crosses the river near Woolwich 13km/8mi east of the City of London, was inaugurated on May 8, 1984.
		This technical masterpiece, 520m/569yd wide, is the largest movable flood barrier in the world.
		The Thames Barrier was necessary because the risk of flooding has been intensified by the gradual sinking of eastern England and an increase in the storms in the North Sea and the English Channel.
	www.planetware.com /london/thames-flood-barrier-gb-l-thb.htm (247 words)

	Greenwich - the Thames Flood Barrier
		There is a history of proposals for a barrage across the Thames that is nearly as long and complex as that of the Channel Tunnel, but it seems that the 1953 floods prompted official Government action in the form of an invitation to submit proposals for a practical flood defence.
		The flood barrier took 8 years to build, was completed in 1984 and has been brought into operation some 25 times to save the capital from possible inundation.
		The flood barrier stretches for 520 meters from the Greenwich to the Newham bank, but the best views are from the Greenwich side.
	www.jbutler.org.uk /London/Greenwich/barrier.shtml (403 words)

	What we should fear in 2006 - special report - news - channel4.com
		In 1236 the Thames is reported to have flooded the Palace of Westminster, while the diarist, Samuel Pepys records a huge flood of central London in 1663.
		In January 1928, a northerly gale caused disastrous flooding of London as water over-topped the embankments and flooded several areas in the City, Southwark, Westminster and Hammersmith.
		Since the Thames Barrier became operational in 1983, it has been raised four times in the 1980s, 37 times in the 1990s and 51 times since the start of the new millennium.
	www.channel4.com /news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=1409 (598 words)

	Richmond upon Thames - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Richmond upon Thames, town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England.
		Richmond upon Thames is the only London borough that spans the River...
		Attenborough, Richard Samuel, Baron of Richmond upon Thames (1923- ), British actor, director, and producer, born in Cambridge and educated in...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Richmond_upon_Thames.html (123 words)

	Thames River Flood Barrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		For 200 years, flood tides have surged into the Thames flooding London and its vicinity.
		Ground subsidence in the area and the melting of the polar ice cap is combining to worsen the problem.
		The barriers consist of 10 gates: four 200-ft wide; four 103-ft wide and two small ones, supported by 9 piers.
	www.pubs.asce.org /WWWdisplay.cgi?7904068 (125 words)

	Street Management - Walk details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Thames sailing barge gives way to acorn at the Thames Barrier (properly the Thames Flood Barrier), where this route becomes the Thames Path National Trail.
		The far bank is dominated by the tall, blue and grey Barking Creek Flood Barrier.
		Beyond that, the riverside is not yet accessible and you must divert inland, shortly joining Section 5 of the Green Chain Walk to reach the Thames Barrier and the east end of the Thames Path National Trail.
	www.tfl.gov.uk /streets/walking/walkdetails.asp?id=123 (629 words)

	Thames Barrier Park - : London Development Agency
		On the north bank of the Thames and with stunning views of the awesome flood Barrier lies a jewel in the crown of London's parks.
		An excellent children's play area, 5 a side football/basketball court, great places to picnic and play, the Thames path, with magnificent views of the barrier, and a fountain plaza where 32 jets spring from the ground to provide a cooling and entertaining delight for children to splash and play.
		Thames Barrier Park is accessible to those with disabilities.
	www.thamesbarrierpark.org.uk /thebarrier.htm (312 words)

	New Thames flood barrier a stark reminder of climate change threat - Baker (Green Liberal Democrats) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Responding to plans to erect a new 10-mile flood barrier across the Thames, the Liberal Democrats reveal Government figures that predict the threat of flooding to be so severe that the current barrier may have to be raised up to 325 times a year by 2100.
		In the five years before April 1999 the barrier was only raised 12 times.
		Flood threat means Thames Barrier could be raised over 300 times in 2100 - Baker.
	www.greenlibdems.org.uk /news/320.html (470 words)

	Met Office: Outlook
		Fifty years ago, on the morning of 31 January 1953, the Met Office issued a flood warning to Scotland Yard, notifying them that a spring tide was predicted to coincide with a north or north-westerly gale in the North Sea.
		Meteorologist JS Dines was subsequently tasked with investigating the meteorological conditions that contributed to high tides in the Thames.
		A Flood Warning System was consequently introduced for the east coast and was later extended to include the other coasts.
	www.meto.gov.uk /bookshelf/outlook/200301/53flood.html (707 words)

	Met Office: Flood alert!
		The flood covered nine per cent of all Dutch agricultural land and three per cent of the dairy country.
		In the early hours of 30 January, the storm that was to wreak all this havoc was an unremarkable depression with a central pressure of 996 mb located a little to the south of Iceland.
		Incidentally, the earliest record of a flood in London, dated 1099, is found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: 'On the festival of St Martin (11 November), the sea flood sprung up to such a height and did so much harm as no man remembered that it ever did before'.
	www.metoffice.com /education/secondary/students/flood.html (1677 words)

	The River Thames Guide - Thames Cruises, Thames Boat Hire, Thames Hotels, Thames Restaurants, Boats For Sale UK
		It rises in four headstreams the Isis (or Windrush), the Churn, the Coln, and the Leach on the south-eastern slope of the Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire, near Cheltenham.
		Between Hampton Court and the Tower of London the river is crossed by 20 road and 9 rail bridges.
		In January that year, the first inland emergency lifeboat service in England was launched along the Thames in London, with stations at Chiswick Pier, Gravesend, Teddington, and Tower Pier, and with headquarters at the Thames Barrier.
	www.riverthames.co.uk (905 words)

	Steve Quayle News Alerts
		The flood threat is exacerbated by rising sea levels, caused by melting polar ice caps.
		The Thames Flood Barrier, which protects London from surges in the river, was raised only three times in the five years after it was opened in 1983.
		These include installing physical barriers and flood resistant flooring, keeping computers and other valuable equipment away from the ground floor or basement, and installing one-way valves to drains to prevent them flowing back.
	www.stevequayle.com /News.alert/05_Cosmic/050420.climate.chng.html (849 words)

	The Thames Path National Trail
		The Thames Path once again briefly leaves the river to pass through the lovely village of Shillingford, returning to the Thames just out of the village, and continuing to the edge of Dorchester.
		The Thames is not navigable after a few miles west of Lechlade and so this is the first walk where the path does not follow the banks of the river for much of the time.
		The final part of the Thames Path is from the town of Cricklade, to the source of the Thames, near Cirencester.
	www.thames-path.org.uk (1556 words)

	Thames Barrier Visitor Center review on A London Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Like many major cities around the world London was established along a major river, with the world's oceans on the rise safe guards against flooding are a necessity, the Thames Barrier is one such precaution.
		It is the world's largest moveable flood barrier and cost £480 million to construct, all ten gates are tested each month for two hours with a full day closure in the autumn.
		This exhibition which includes a working model of the Barrier explains the natural forces that caused the Barrier to be built.
	www.alondonguide.com /thamesbarrier.html (122 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Extreme London flood investigated
		The work is the first of three simulations by the Flood Risk Management Consortium (FRMC), a group of scientists and professionals from universities, private companies and government agencies.
		The wave was approximately three times the size of one that washed into London in 1953, which killed more than 300 people and prompted the construction of the Thames barrier.
		The data will also be fed into a longer term project, known as Thames Estuary 2100, which aims to determine the level of flood protection needed over the next 100 years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/4880126.stm (649 words)

	River Thames
		The River Thames rises in the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire, and flows roughly eastwards passed Oxford (where it is known as the River Isis), until the Chilterns and on through London to the North Sea.
		The Thames Flood Barrier was built at Woolwich to protect London from flooding.
		In the 16th century, Henry VIII is said to have traveled all the way from central London to Greenwich by sleigh along the river during the winter of 1536 and Elizabeth I took walks on the ice during the winter of 1564.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/london/thames.htm (562 words)

	Environment Agency - Flood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Around 5 million people, in 2 million properties, live in flood risk areas in England and Wales.
		The Environment Agency has an important role in warning people about the risk of flooding, and in reducing the likelihood of flooding from rivers and the sea.
		This means reducing both the likelihood of flooding and its impact when it does occur.
	www.environment-agency.gov.uk /subjects/flood (184 words)

	Medway, Swale, C&B N Page 2
		The Thames was still in fair flood when we swung out of Bow Creek at 05.30.
		The Thames flood Barrier was passed (05.55) after the pointless communication with barrier control.
		The Thames was still in flood at the barrier, although it should have been staring to ebb.
	www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk /Tour_01/Medplus2.html (978 words)

	6/9/2005 - Water Conserve: Katrina forces London to examine defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Were the capital flooded again, the loss of life would probably be much higher while the damage would be around $60 billion, according to insurance company estimates.
		The most familiar part of London's protective network is the Thames Flood Barrier, completed in 1984 at a cost of nearly $1 billion.
		"London is vulnerable to flooding - be it from the Thames tide, from rivers as a result of heavy rainfall, or from our drainage system," said Roger Evans, the former chairman of a committee on the issue.
	www.waterconserve.info /articles/reader.asp?linkid=45851 (738 words)

	Water - Thames Flood Barrier - John Wilson - 256/265 - World Wide Panorama
		The Thames Flood Barrier is the world's largest movable flood barrier.
		The Barrier forms a major part of the flood defence system protecting London against rising water levels and tidal surges and consists of four large central gates each 61 metres long, and two outer two gates each 31 meters long.
		Before 1990, the number of barrier closures was one to two per year on average.
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp605/html/JohnWilson.html (227 words)

	Upnor Sailing Club - Thames Barrier
		The Thames Flood Barrier will be closed once a month for test purposes, in accordance with a programme issued for a period of six months, commencing 1st November 2006.
		During each full barrier or individual gate closure(s), illuminated red crosses will be displayed on both sides of the span(s) indicating that the span(s) are closed to navigation.
		The Thames Flood Barrier will be closed once a month for test purposes, in accordance with a programme issued for a period of six months, commencing 1st May 2006.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /upnor.sailing/barrier.htm (865 words)

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