Carthagena Lock

Carthagena Lock

Infobox Waterlock
lock_name= Carthagena Lock


caption= Below the lock
waterway= River Lee Navigation
county=Hertfordshire
Essex
operation= Manual
maint= British Waterways
first=
length= convert|85|ft|m|1|lk=on
width= convert|16|ft|m|1
fall= convert|5|ft|m|1
enda= Bow Creek
distenda= convert|17.5|mi|km|1|lk=on
endb= Hertford Castle Weir
distendb= convert|8.8|mi|km|1
coordinates=
lat= 51.743566
long= -0.002108

Carthagena Lock (No7) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Broxbourne

Location

Directly behind the lock is Carthagena Weir 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.

Public access

Vehicular access via B194 Nazeing New Road

Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk

Public transport

* Broxbourne railway station

External links

* [http://www.carthagenafishery.co.uk/homepage.html Carthagena fisheries]
* [http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/EN/default.aspx?n1=3&n2=188&n3=53 Nazeing Meads lakes]


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