Editing River Thames (section)

===Thames Valley flood of 1947===
{{Main|1947 Thames flood}}
The 1947 Thames flood was overall the worst 20th-century flood of the River Thames, affecting much of the [[Thames Valley]] as well as elsewhere in England during the middle of March 1947 after a very [[Winter of 1946–1947|severe winter]].

The floods were caused by {{cvt|4.6|in|mm}} of rainfall (including snow); the peak flow was {{cvt|61.7|e9L|e9impgal|abbr=off}} of water per day and the damage cost a total of £12&nbsp;million to repair.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/1721484 |title=Environment Agency - 1947 floods Thames |access-date=19 April 2011 |archive-date=6 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206031534/http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/1721484 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[World War II|War]] damage to some of the [[Lock (water transport)|locks]] made matters worse.

Other significant Thames floods since 1947 have occurred in 1968, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2014.

[[File:Water canvey.jpg|thumb|The flooded [[Canvey Island]] sea front, amusements and residential areas in 1953]]