Carthagena Lock
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Carthagena Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation
at Broxbourne
part of a fishery which also includes two lakes and a section of the Old River Lea.
To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporate part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel
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Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
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 Broxbourne
Broxbourne
Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13,298 in 2001.It is located 17.1 miles north north-east of Charing Cross in London and about a mile north of Wormley and south of Hoddesdon...
Location
Directly behind the lock is Carthagena WeirCarthagena Weir
Carthagena Weir is a weir located at Broxbourne on the River Lea. The well oxygenated water with depths ranging to over 16 ft, makes it an ideal environment for coarse fish including the barbel.- Fishery :...
part of a fishery which also includes two lakes and a section of the Old River Lea.
To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporate part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel
River Lee Flood Relief Channel
The River Lee Flood Relief Channel is located in the Lea Valley and flows between Ware, Hertfordshire and Stratford, east London. Work started on the channel in 1947 following major flooding and was fully operational by 1976...
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Public access
Vehicular access via B194 Nazeing New RoadPedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
Lea 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...