泰晤士河防洪閘

泰晤士河防洪閘（）是位於英國倫敦市中心的水閘，自1982年開始投入使用。其目的是使倫敦免受北海的潮汐和風暴潮的影響。若有需要時，防洪閘可在漲潮時關閉，退潮時再打開。

它位於道格斯島的正西處，北岸是紐漢區銀鎮，南部是格林威治區新查爾頓。赫爾曼·邦迪針對1953年北海大洪水對泰晤士河口和倫敦的影響寫出的報告對水閘的建立起著至關重要的作用。1953 floods in Canning Town, Accessed 30 December 2010 

参考文献

Stuart Gilbert and Ray Horner. The Thames Barrier Telford 1984 ISBN 0-7277-0249-1
S Gilbert. The Thames Barrier.  Thomas Telford Ltd. 30 June 1986. 216 pages. ISBN 0-7277-0249-1.
 Ken Wilson. The Story of the Thames Barrier. Lanthorn. 1984. 32 pages. ISBN 0-947987-05-3.

外部連結

Thames Barrier page at the Environment Agency 
Animation  showing how the Barrier works

Streetmap of Thames Barrier 
Thames Barrier Information and Learning Centre  – on south side of the Thames
Thames Barrier Park  – park by the Barrier on north side of the Thames
Londons flood defence system 
Map of associated flood barriers 
Risques VS Fictions n°8 , filmed interview (subtitled in French) with Steve East, technical support team leader of the real barrier about the depiction of the barrier and scientific accuracy of Flood.

Category:英國水壩

Category:1984年完工水壩
Category:格林威治區建築物
Category:紐漢區建築物
Category:查爾頓 (倫敦)
Category:海岸建設
Category:泰晤士河
Category:倫敦港口
Category:格林威治區旅遊景點