Carthagena Lock

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Carthagena Lock
Carthagena Lock
Below the lock
Waterway River Lee Navigation
Maintained by British Waterways
Operation Manual
Length 85'
Width 16'
Distance to
Bow Creek
17.5 miles
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
8.8 miles
Geographical Data
Coordinates 51°44′37″N 0°00′08″W / 51.743566, -0.002108Coordinates: 51°44′37″N 0°00′08″W / 51.743566, -0.002108

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

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[edit] Location

Directly behind the lock is Carthagena Weir which is part of 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.

[edit] Public access

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

[edit] Public transport

[edit] External links

Carthagena fisheries


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