Ware Lock
Encyclopedia
Ware Lock is a lock
on the River Lee Navigation
at Ware. The lock stands adjacent to Ware Weir
and is the only lock on the Navigation to be operated and maintained by the Environment Agency
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Lock (water transport)
A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is...
on the River Lee Navigation
River Lee Navigation
The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea . Its course runs from Hertford Castle Weir all the way to the River Thames at Bow Creek. The first lock of the navigation is Hertford Lock the last being Bow Locks....
at Ware. The lock stands adjacent to Ware Weir
Ware Weir
Ware Weir is a large weir on the River Lea, next to GlaxoSmithKline in Ware, Hertfordshire.- External links :*...
and is the only lock on the Navigation to be operated and maintained by the Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
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Public access
The lock stands on the River Lee Navigation towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley WalkLea Valley Walk
The Lea Valley Walk is a long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural. At Hertford the path follows the towpath of the River Lee Navigation, and it becomes...
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