Hambleden Weir Exit
Hambleden Weir Exit is on the River Thames (below Oxford).
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.

You can wind here.
| Henley Royal Regatta Course (northern end) | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Temple Island | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Remenham Farm Moorings | 6 furlongs | |
| Hambleden Lock Weir Entrance | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hambleden Lock | 1 furlong | |
| Hambleden Weir Exit | ||
| Hambleden Marina | 1 furlong | |
| Culham Court | 6½ furlongs | |
| Magpie Island | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Westfield Farm Moorings (Medmenham) | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Medmenham Abbey | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
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![River Thames: Hambleden Weir. High but not unusual winter water levels surge through one of the four sets of sluice gates along the weir. The drop is not particularly large, being only 1.44 metres in the adjacent lock. For a view in the reverse direction please see [[1785355]]. by Nigel Cox – 27 March 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/78/53/1785329_dddd8fcb_120x120.jpg)

![River Thames: Hambleden Weir. This is the reverse view to [[1785329]] showing the turbulent water downstream of the sluice gates and a step weir.There is currently a very relevant Environment Agency notice to the general public on the weir walkway advising of the dangers of Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease), after a recent case where the disease was confirmed in a regular canoeist on the river in this locality. Leptospirosis is an infection caught through contact with urine from infected animals, usually rats but also other rodents, cattle and pigs, from either the water or the soil. The bacteria enter the body through cuts and abrasions in the skin, and through the lining of the nose, mouth or eyes. Early indications of the disease are flu-like symptoms, vomiting, high temperature, headache and muscular pains.Preventative measures include not swallowing river water, washing your hands if they have been in contact with the river bank, and covering all cuts and abrasions with waterproof plasters. by Nigel Cox – 27 March 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/78/53/1785355_73d6c0e7_120x120.jpg)





