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Aqueduct Lock

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County
  
Hertfordshire Essex

Operation
  
Manual

Distance to Hertford Castle Weir
  
10.8 miles (17.4 km)

Width
  
4.88 m

Maintained by
  
British Waterways

Distance to Bow Creek
  
15.5 miles (24.9 km)

Length
  
26 m

Waterway
  
Lee Navigation

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Fall
  
5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m)

Similar
  
Waltham Common Lock, Cheshunt Lock, Enfield Lock, Dobbs Weir Lock, Carthagena Lock

Aqueduct Lock (No8) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to Turnford.

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Location

The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and is adjacent to the Old River Lea and the 180-acre (0.73 km2) 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

  • Broxbourne railway station
  • Cheshunt railway station
  • Bus timetables
  • References

    Aqueduct Lock Wikipedia