New Water Crisis as Doctor Who Drains ThamesHE has already caused disruption to a number of London landmarks.Now Dr Who drains the Thames...By TeodorczukTom
As the tide washes out from the banks of the River Thames in London, it reveals secrets the capital has kept underwater for centuries. Once the river drains, it exposes a stony foreshore and soon solitary individuals are scouring the surface for hidden treasures – some with a ...
itswater supply. Some 63.6 million cubic feet (1.8 million cubic metres) are diverted per day betweenWindsorandHamptonon London’s westernperipheryand pumped to large storage reservoirs prior to treatment and distribution. The same water eventually rejoins the Thames by way of the giant sewage-...
Flowing through gently rolling lowlands, the distinctive character of the Thames ispastoraland undramatic. Its average fall between Lechlade and London is less than 20 inches per mile (32 cm per km). The tides and surges of the sea, moreover, have a profound effect on the water level of ...