<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Thames River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> North Thames River , just upstream from the confluence with the Avon River near Stratford , Ontario </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Name origin : after the River Thames in England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Province </Th> <Td> Ontario </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Southwestern Ontario </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Great Lakes Basin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Near Tavistock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Lake Saint Clair </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Lighthouse Cove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 173 m ( 568 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 42 ° 19 ′ 9 '' N 82 ° 27 ′ 15 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.31917 ° N 82.45417 ° W ﻿ / 42.31917 ; - 82.45417 Coordinates : 42 ° 19 ′ 9 '' N 82 ° 27 ′ 15 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.31917 ° N 82.45417 ° W ﻿ / 42.31917 ; - 82.45417 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 273 km ( 170 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 5,825 km ( 2,249 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Chatham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 52.9 m / s ( 1,868 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 1,090 m / s ( 38,493 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 8.25 m / s ( 291 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the mouth of the Thames River in southern Ontario </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where does the thames river begin and end
Near Tavistock Lighthouse Cove