Aqueduct Lock Explained

Lock Name:Aqueduct Lock
Waterway:River Lee Navigation
Operation:Manual
Maint:Canal & River Trust
County:Hertfordshire
Essex
Length:85feet
Width:16feet
Fall:5feet
Enda:Bow Creek
Distenda:15.5miles
Endb:Hertford Castle Weir
Distendb:10.8miles
Coordinates:51.7219°N -0.0143°W

Aqueduct Lock (Number 8) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to Turnford.

Location

The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and is adjacent to the Old River Lea and the 180acres 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.

Public access

Vehicular access at Wharf Road, Wormley car park.

Pedestrian and cycles via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

Public transport

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