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Thames Lock No 16 

 
River Wey, Thames Lock Path, Weybridge KT13 8LG, United Kingdom
 

Thames Lock No 16 is one of many locks on the River Wey Wey Navigation and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway three miles from Glasgow.

The River Wey Wey Navigation was built by Henry Wright and opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Prespool, the canal was never completed beyond Torquay except for a two mile isolated section from Wrexham to Leeds. The four mile section between Thanet and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Chelmsford. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Sunderland Inclined plane.

Information about the place
Thames Lock No 16 is a minor waterways place on the River Wey Wey Navigation between Thames - Wey Junction (Junction of the River Thames and the River Wey. Weybridge town centre nearby.) (2¼ furlongs to the northeast) and Woodham Junction (Junction of Basingstoke Canal with River Wey) (2 miles and 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks to the southwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Thames - Wey Junction is Five Ways Junction (Three of the five ways are weir channels); 1¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Woodham Junction is Weybridge Road Bridge; 4¼ furlongs away.

There is access (via steps) to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.
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Facilities: water point.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

This is a lock with a rise of 8f6.

Thames - Wey Junction 2¼ furlongs
Five Ways Junction1¼ furlongs
Thames Lock No 16 
Weybridge Road Bridge4¼ furlongs
Town Lock Weir Exit4½ furlongs
Town Lock No 154¾ furlongs
Black Boy Bridge6¾ furlongs
Addlestone1 mile, ¾ furlongs
 
 
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Additional information

The lock was built before any of the nearby locks on the Thames were built.
Construction of the Thames locks meant that the depth over the sill was too small, so an additional gate was installed round the corner to lift deeper draught boats over the sill.
Information from Tony Clayton, 7-9-2008

 
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External websites
 River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf — associated with River Wey
This is the web site for the National Trust who manage the River Wey
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

The nearest water point is here. Others are at:

In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction

Chertsey Lock — 2 miles, 3 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Chertsey Lock
Molesey Lock — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Molesey Lock
Teddington Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Windsor Leisure Centre Moorings — 14 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Windsor Leisure Centre Moorings
Brentford Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Boveney Lock — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Boveney Lock
Norwood Top Lock No 90 — 19 miles, 3 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90

In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4

Pyrford Lock No 12 — 4 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Cartbridge Wharf — 8 miles, 3 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Arthur's Bridge — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Arthur's Bridge
Stoke Lock No 5 — 12 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Guildford Waterside Centre — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Dapdune Wharf — 14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Godalming Wharf — 19 miles, ½ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Canal Centre Swing Bridge — 15 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Canal Centre Swing Bridge
Mytchett Bridge — 15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Mytchett Bridge
Ash Lock Canal Depot — 19 miles, ¾ furlongs and 33 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Ash Lock Canal Depot

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction

Shepperton Lock — 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Shepperton Lock
Penton Hook Lock — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Penton Hook Lock
Molesey Lock — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Molesey Lock
Bell Weir Lock — 7 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Bell Weir Lock
Teddington Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Brentford Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Boveney Lock — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Boveney Lock
Bray Lock — 18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Bray Lock
Norwood Top Lock No 90 — 19 miles, 3 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90

In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4

Pyrford Lock No 12 — 4 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Arthur's Bridge — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Arthur's Bridge
Guildford Waterside Centre — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Dapdune Wharf — 14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Godalming Wharf — 19 miles, ½ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Canal Centre Swing Bridge — 15 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Canal Centre Swing Bridge
Mytchett Bridge — 15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Mytchett Bridge
Ash Lock Canal Depot — 19 miles, ¾ furlongs and 33 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Ash Lock Canal Depot

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction

Shepperton Lock — 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Shepperton Lock
Molesey Lock — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Molesey Lock
Brentford Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Boveney Lock — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Boveney Lock
Norwood Top Lock No 90 — 19 miles, 3 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90

In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4

Pyrford Lock No 12 — 4 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Arthur's Bridge — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Arthur's Bridge
Guildford Waterside Centre — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Godalming Wharf — 19 miles, ½ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Canal Centre Swing Bridge — 15 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Canal Centre Swing Bridge

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction

Five Ways Junction — 1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Wey Junction
Old Windsor Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Old Windsor Lock Weir Exit
Thames - Jubilee Junction (Windsor) — 12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Thames - Jubilee Junction (Windsor)
Romney Lock Weir Exit — 13 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Romney Lock Weir Exit
Romney Lock Weir Entrance — 14 miles, ½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Romney Lock Weir Entrance
Brentford Gauging Lock Weir Exit — 16 miles, 1½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Gauging Lock Weir Exit
Brentford Gauging Lock Weir Entrance — 16 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Gauging Lock Weir Entrance
Clitheroe's Lock Weir Exit — 16 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Clitheroe's Lock Weir Exit

In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4

Coxes Railway Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Woodham Junction — 2 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Newark Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 6 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Newark Lock Weir Exit No 1 — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Newark Lock Weir Entrance — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Papercourt Lock Weir Exit — 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Paxton Gardens Winding Hole — 4 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Paxton Gardens Winding Hole
Arthurs Bridge Winding Hole — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Arthurs Bridge Winding Hole
Worsfold Flood Gates Weir Entrance — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Worsfold Winding Hole — 8 miles, 6½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Triggs Lock Weir Exit — 9 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
Blackhorse Road Winding Hole — 9 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Blackhorse Road Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction

Molesey Lock — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Molesey Lock
Brentford Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to West End of Desborough Cut, then on the River Thames (Desborough Cut) to Thames Meadow, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Teddington Lock Weir Exit, then on the River Thames (tidal section) to Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Boveney Lock — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Thames - Wey Junction, then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Boveney Lock

In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4

Canal Centre Swing Bridge — 15 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Canal Centre Swing Bridge
Mytchett Bridge — 15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Woodham Junction, then on the Basingstoke Canal to Mytchett Bridge

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[River Thames] Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises [Teddington Lock] Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames between Ham and Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England [Thames Path] from Teddington Lock and the lower parts of these paths may be underwater if there is a particularly high tide, although the Thames Barrier protects [Flash lock] locks, carried out between 1936 and 1941. The last flash lock on the Thames was Hart's Lock, which lasted until 1937, while on the Lower Avon, the structure [Locks and weirs on the River Thames] for the Thames from a point 350 yards (320 m) below Teddington Lock to the Port of London Authority, and this included Richmond Lock. The Thames Conservancy [Wey and Godalming Navigations] the Thames is 88 ft 6 in (26.97 m). The pound gate below Thames lock is used when Thames water level is low; it may have been added because the Thames was [Grand Union Canal] Brentford on the River Thames in west London, where the canal follows the engineered course of the Brent. The double Thames Lock at Brentford separates [Tideway] the River Thames in England which is subject to tides. This stretch of water is downstream from Teddington Lock. The Tideway includes the Thames Estuary [Richmond Lock and Footbridge] Lock and Footbridge is a lock, rising and falling low-tide barrage integrating controlled sluices and pair of pedestrian bridges on the River Thames in [Teddington] There is a suspension bridge over the lowest non-tidal lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock. At Teddington's centre is a mid-rise urban development,
 
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