City Mill River
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City Mill River is part of the Bow Back Rivers
in London
. The lock, City Mill Lock is currently disused but, in conjunction with new homes built alongside, work is underway to re-open it, with an official ceremony due in July 2010. Before that however, work must be completed to clear the waterway of silt and plant growth (water pennywort, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
, a member of the apiaceae
family). When the lock is opened it will reconnect Bow Back Rivers
to the River Lea Navigation without having to use Prescott Lock and the tidal River Lea.
Bow Back Rivers
The Bow Back Rivers are part of the River Lea in the London Borough of Newham, east London, England, and form a complex system of waterways. The River Lea was originally tidal as far as Hackney Wick; man-made changes to the river had changed this dramatically in the 9th century, and in 1110 a...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The lock, City Mill Lock is currently disused but, in conjunction with new homes built alongside, work is underway to re-open it, with an official ceremony due in July 2010. Before that however, work must be completed to clear the waterway of silt and plant growth (water pennywort, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, known commonly as water pennywort or floating pennywort is an aquatic plant in the Apiaceae. It is native to North and South America and parts of Africa. In the UK it is an invasive alien species which is currently spreading in waterways in the UK. It is also a weed in...
, a member of the apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
family). When the lock is opened it will reconnect Bow Back Rivers
Bow Back Rivers
The Bow Back Rivers are part of the River Lea in the London Borough of Newham, east London, England, and form a complex system of waterways. The River Lea was originally tidal as far as Hackney Wick; man-made changes to the river had changed this dramatically in the 9th century, and in 1110 a...
to the River Lea Navigation without having to use Prescott Lock and the tidal River Lea.