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London's super sewer won't solve the city's epic poop problem". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978 . Retrieved 21 April 2023. The Victorian era was one of imaginative engineering. The coming of the railways added railway bridges to the earlier road bridges and also reduced commercial activity on the river. However, sporting and leisure use increased with the establishment of regattas such as Henley and the Boat Race. One of the worst river disasters in England was on 3 September 1878, when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collided with the Bywell Castle, killing over 640 people. The Thames has relatively high levels of plastic pollution, with an estimated 94,000 microplastics per second moving through some parts of the river. These microplastics come from the breakdown of larger items but also glitter and microbeads from cosmetics. [92] Upstream of the Thames Barrier, the walls and embankments protect against daily high tides. The Thames Barrier protects these areas against storm tides. Exclusive: water firms discharged raw sewage into England's rivers 200,000 times in 2019". The Guardian. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 4 August 2020.

Since Roman times and perhaps earlier, the isostatic rebound from the weight of previous ice sheets, and its interplay with the eustatic change in sea level, have resulted in the old valley of the River Brent, together with that of the Thames, silting up again. Thus, along much of the Brent's present-day course, one can make out the water-meadows of rich alluvium, which is augmented by frequent floods. Report of the designated sewerage company for the entire Thames Basin and major supplier of London's water supply: Thames Water" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2015 . Retrieved 20 November 2012. Scargill, Naila (18 December 2019). "Stanley Spencer's Love Affair With the Thames Revealed in New Show". Trebuchet. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.

tidal flooding from the Thames both upriver (west) and downriver (east) of the Thames Barrier – when the tide overtops flood defences Update on Environment Agency Investigation - Creating a better place". environmentagency.blog.gov.uk. 12 May 2022 . Retrieved 21 April 2023.

In 1751 the Thames Navigation Commission was formed to manage the whole non-tidal river above Staines. The City of London long claimed responsibility for the tidal river. A long running dispute between the City and the Crown over ownership of the river was not settled until 1857, when the Thames Conservancy was formed to manage the river from Staines downstream. In 1866 the functions of the Thames Navigation Commission were transferred to the Thames Conservancy, which thus had responsibility for the whole river. The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, was the area of London east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries; the River Lea can be considered another boundary. [13] Most of the local riverside was also marshland. The land was drained and became farmland; it was built on after the Industrial Revolution. Victoria County History of Oxfordshire: Rivers and river navigation". British-history.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 17 May 2010.

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This option involves improving the existing Thames Barrier so that it can manage higher storm tides. Flood storage and upgrade the Thames Barrier Grahame, Kenneth (2009). The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674034471. Reconnecting London with the River Thames". Tideway. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 . Retrieved 18 February 2018. In 1909 the powers of the Thames Conservancy over the tidal river, below Teddington, were transferred to the Port of London Authority. Thiess International Riverprize – International RiverFoundation". riverfoundation.org.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017 . Retrieved 1 August 2017.