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The Lee Navigation is named by acts of Parliament and is so marked on Ordnance Survey maps. Constructed elements and human features are spelled Lee, such as the canal system and Lee Valley Park. The un-canalized river is spelled Lea, along with other natural features such as Lower Lea Valley.
The river passes through this valley in several channels, which are a result of both human intervention and natural causes. The increased flow made the river navigable from Hertford, a situation improved by the creation of the Lee Navigation, a deep canal which begins at Hertford Castle Weir.
The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and is adjacent to the Old River Lea and the 180-acre (0.73 km 2) Holyfield Lake which incorporates part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel. The aqueduct above the lock carries the Small River Lea under the Navigation, which flows from the nearby Old River Lea. The aqueduct
Lee Navigation - the canal section, for water transport navigation, of the River Lea - in southeastern England. Located in Hertfordshire , Essex , and the Lower Lea Valley of Greater London - ending at the River Thames .
Hertford Lock (No1) is a lock situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Canal & River Trust and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation. Lower end of lock, and main gates
Stonebridge Lock (No16) is a paired lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Haringey, England and is located near Tottenham, London. Like other locks as far as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. The primary lock has been upgraded to mechanical operation, but the secondary lock is operated ...
Pickett's Lock (No 15) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Enfield, England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock. In common with other locks as far upstream as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. However it has not been ...
The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. [1] At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then-new navigation. [2] The Powdermill Cut