Thames River (Connecticut)

Thames River
Thames River
	The Thames River from the Gold Star Bridge in New London.
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
County	New London
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of The Yantic and Shetucket rivers
• location	Norwich
• coordinates	41°31′18″N 72°04′43″W / 41.5216°N 72.0787°W
Mouth	Long Island Sound
• location	New London and Groton
• coordinates	41°18′45″N 72°04′49″W / 41.3125°N 72.0804°W
Length	15 miles (24 km)
Width
• minimum	377 feet (115 m)
• maximum	4,348 feet (1,325 m)

The Thames River (/θeɪmz/ thaymz)^[1] is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles (24 km)^[2] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound. The Thames River watershed includes a number of smaller basins and the 80-mile (130 km) long Quinebaug River, which rises in southern Massachusetts and joins the Shetucket River about four miles northeast of Norwich.^[3]^[4]

^ "How New London, Connecticut, Got Its Name". The New London Gazette. The Oldham Publishing Service. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
^ Eastern Connecticut Conservation District.[1] accessed June 24, 2112
^ "GNIS Detail - Thames River". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-04.