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Dobbs Weir Lock

Coordinates: 51°45′09″N 0°00′12″E / 51.752395°N 0.003307°E / 51.752395; 0.003307
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Dobbs Weir Lock
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51°45′09″N 0°00′12″E / 51.752395°N 0.003307°E / 51.752395; 0.003307
WaterwayRiver Lee Navigation
CountyHertfordshire
Essex
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
OperationManual
Length85 feet (25.9 m)
Width16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall5 feet 1 inch (1.5 m)
Distance to
Bow Creek
18.3 miles (29.5 km)
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
8.0 miles (12.9 km)

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

Location

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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

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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

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Broxbourne railway station

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