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Dobbs Weir Lock

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County
  
Hertfordshire Essex

Operation
  
Manual

Distance to Bow Creek
  
18.3 miles (29.5 km)

Length
  
26 m

Waterway
  
Lee Navigation

Maintained by
  
British Waterways

Fall
  
5 feet 1 inch (1.5 m)

Distance to Hertford Castle Weir
  
8.0 miles (12.9 km)

Width
  
4.88 m

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Similar
  
Waltham Common Lock, Carthagena Lock, Aqueduct Lock, Feildes Weir Lock, Hardmead Lock

Dobbs Weir Lock (No 6) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation near Hoddesdon.

Contents

Map of Dobbs Wier Lock, Riverside Rd, Nazeing, Hoddesdon EN11 0BJ, UK

Location

The lock is south of the nearby Dobbs Weir, and stands close to the confluence of the Lynch Brook and the Old River Lea. To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporates part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel.

Public access

Vehicular access via Meadgate Road from Carthagena Lock.

Walking and cycle access along the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

Public transport

Broxbourne railway station

References

Dobbs Weir Lock Wikipedia