Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) was passed on 17 September 1888 the same day as that of The Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Expectations for iron traffic to Northcorn never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1972 the canal became famous when Cecil Wood made a model of Runton Tunnel out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Barbury Aqueduct.
The Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) is a small river and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation.
It runs for 13 miles and 6½ furlongs through 11 locks from Waltham Town Lock No 11 (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)) to Hertford Town Mill Bridge (which is a dead end).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 feet long and 15 feet and 9 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 8 inches. The maximum draught is 5 feet and 11 inches.
It has a junction with the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) at Rye House Junction.
The waterway passes through Ware
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 63M - Lee and Stort Navigations Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Waltham Town Lock No 11 | |||
| Waltham Town Lock Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cheshunt Marsh Footbridge No 44 | 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Junction with Powdermill Cut | 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Waltham Common Lock No 10 | 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cheshunt Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Windmill Lane Bridge No 46 | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cheshunt Winding Hole | 1 mile and 5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cheshunt Lock No 9 | 1 mile and 6 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Fishers Green Footbridge No 47A | 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Aqueduct Lock No 8 | 2 miles and 5 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| River Lee Aqueduct Canal crosses the River Lee |
2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Slipe Lane Bridge No 49 | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| King's Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
3 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
| Old Nazeing Road Arm | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Cruising Club | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Mill Lane Arm No Access. Towpath side Bridge No 50 |
4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Bridge No 51 Broxbourne, half a mile northwest |
4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Old Nazeing Road Wharf Home of Lee Valley Boat Centre |
4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| The Crown PH Vintage Inns. |
4 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Nazeing New Road Bridge No 52 | 4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock No 7 | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Dobbs Weir Lock No 6 With Dobbs Weir Lock Footbridge No 54 |
5 miles and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| River Palace CafĂ© & Restaurant | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Road Bridge No 55 | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| The Fish And Eels PH Vintage Inns |
5 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Services | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ratty's Lane Bridge No 56 | 6 miles and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock No 5 | 6 miles and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee |
6 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
6 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Railway Bridge No 57 | 6 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| The Rye House PH | 7 miles and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rye House Bridge No 58 With pipe bridge alongside |
7 miles and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rye House Quay No overnight mooring |
7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| St. Margarets Road Bridge No 59 | 8 miles and ¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Mill Stream Junction Junction of River Lee with Stanstead Mill Stream |
8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Marina | 8 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Abbots Visitor Moorings 48 hour moorings |
8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| The Jolly Fisherman PH McMullen Pub |
8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Abbots Bridge No 59A Village on east bank |
8 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| River Lynch Arm | 8 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
8 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock No 4 Stanstead Swingbridge No 60 is at the tail of the lock. |
8 miles and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Water Point | 8 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lea Valley Wharf Home of Lea Valley Narrow Boats |
9 miles | 8 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and ½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lakes Footbridge No 61 | 9 miles and 3½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lakes Footbridge No 62 | 9 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
9 miles and 7½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Bridge No 63 With pipe bridge |
9 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock No 3 | 9 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
10 miles and ¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Crane Mead Footbridge No 64 | 10 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Dockyard Turn Stream entrance - No Access |
10 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Victoria PH McMullen |
10 miles and 6½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Common Wharf Visitor Moorings 2 days mooring |
10 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Waterside Inn (Ware) | 10 miles and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Town Bridge No 65 | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Saracens Head PH | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Pages Dock This arm used to be the dock for Victoria Maltings, and is crossed by Bub's Bridge. |
10 miles and 7½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Burgage Lane Footbridge | 11 miles and 1 furlong | 9 locks | |
| Ware Town Quay | 11 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
11 miles and 4 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Footbridge No 68 | 11 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock No 2 Intake for New River water |
11 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Factory Footbridge No 68A (Ware) | 11 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| New Road Bridge No 68B | 12 miles and 1 furlong | 10 locks | |
| Balance Engine House For pumping water from the Lee into the New River |
12 miles and 4 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| River Beane Junction Junction of the River Lee with the River Beane (unnavigable). |
12 miles and 6 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir crossed by Footbridge No 68C - No Access |
13 miles | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Bridge No 69 | 13 miles | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock No 1 | 13 miles and ¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Marshgate Drive Bridge No 70 With pipe bridge alongside |
13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Mill Road Bridge No 71 | 13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin Winding Hole Towpath side bridge, Horse Bridge No 72, Channel leading to the River Lee |
13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin Services | 13 miles and 3½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
13 miles and 3½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin | 13 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Pipe Bridge No 73 Former Railway Bridge No 73 |
13 miles and 4 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
13 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| The Old Barge PH Free house |
13 miles and 5½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Bull Plain Bridge No 74 With pipe bridge |
13 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Nicholas Lane Winding Hole | 13 miles and 6 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Town Mill Bridge Head of navigation |
13 miles and 6½ furlongs | 11 locks |
- The Old Barge — associated with The Old Barge PH
- The Crown — associated with The Crown PH
- Jolly Fisherman — associated with The Jolly Fisherman PH
- Lee Valley Stanstead Marina — associated with Stanstead Marina
- Waterside Inn, Ware — associated with The Waterside Inn (Ware)
- Waterside Inn, Ware
- The Fish and Eels — associated with The Fish And Eels PH
- The Victoria, Ware - McMullen — associated with The Victoria PH
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