Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)
The Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation.
It runs for 12 miles and 4 furlongs through 7 locks from Head of Bow Locks (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) and the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut)) to Waltham Town Lock No 11 (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)).
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 9 feet. The maximum draught is 12 feet and 6 inches.
It has junctions with the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) at Old River Lea Junction; with the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) at Hertford Union Canal Junction and with the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (St. Thomas Creek) at Lea - St. Thomas Creek Junction.
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:
| Head of Bow Locks | |||
| Twelvetrees Crescent Bridge No 1 (River Lee) | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Walkers Wharf | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| London-Southend Railway Bridges No 2 | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Bromley Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 | 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Three Mill Lane Bridge No 4 | 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow Free Wharf | 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow Bridge No 5 Modern bridge 75yds long |
4¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lea - St. Thomas Creek Junction Junction of the River Lea with St. Thomas Creek Towpath Bridge No 5A |
4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow Roundabout Footbridge No 6 | 4¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow A12 Pound | 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow Pipe Bridge | 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 7 | 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 8 | 6½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Iceland Wharf | 1 mile | 0 locks | |
| Old Ford Wharf | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Northern Outfall Sewer (Bridge No 9) With pipe bridges on both sides and the Greenway path above |
1 mile and ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pipe Bridge by Northern Outfall Sewer | 1 mile and ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Old River Lea Junction Junction of the Lee Navigation with the Old River Lea |
1 mile and 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Swan Wharf | 1 mile and 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Old Ford Lock No 19 | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Formans Footbridge Newly built footbridge replacing the footbridge at Monier Road which is being upgraded for road traffic. |
1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Stour Wharf | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Monier Bridge No 10A Temporarily closed to pedestrians while it is upgraded from a footbridge to a road bridge. |
1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hertford Union Canal Junction Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee |
1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sweet Water Trade Moorings Permit holders only |
1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| White Post Lane Bridge No 11 | 1 mile and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hackney Wick Railway Bridge No 12 | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Wallis Road Footbridge No 12A | 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hackney Wick Bridge No 13 | 1 mile and 6 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| East Wick Long Term Moorings Permit holders only |
1 mile and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| East Wick Service Wharf | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Eastway Bridge No 14A | 1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| East Cross Route Bridges No 14 | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Marshgate Bridge No 15 | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hackney Marsh Footbrige No 16 | 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cow Bridge No 17 | 2 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hackney Marsh Cable Bridge | 2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Pond Lane Bridge No 17A Pond Lane Bridge included floodgates until their removal in 1987. |
3 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 17B | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lea Bridge Weir Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| The Princess of Wales PH Youngs |
3 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lea Bridge No 18 With pipe bridge and footbridge alongside |
3 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Turnover Bridge No 19 | 3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ferry Railway Bridge No 19A | 3 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| The Anchor & Hope PH Fullers |
3 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Horseshoe Bridge No 20 | 4 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Springfield Marina (entrance No 1) | 4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Springfield Marina (entrance No 2) | 4 miles and 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Spring Hill Footbridge Lee Valley Marina after bridge |
4 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Riverside Café (Spring Hill) | 4 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lea Rowing Club | 4 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Markfield Park Moor here for Markfield Beam Engine and Museum |
4 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Markfield Railway Bridge No 22 Carries the main trains down the Lee Valley. With a disused railway bridge alongside. |
4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lea - Coppermill Junction Junction of the River Lea with the Coppermill Stream |
5 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Tottenham Railway Bridge No 23 | 5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Maynard Reservoirs Pipe Bridge | 5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Tottenham Lock Weir Exit Towpath Side Bridge No 23a leading to Pymmes Brook - No Access |
5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ferry Lane Bridge Winding Hole | 5 miles and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ferry Lane Bridge No 24 | 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Tottenham Lock No 17 | 5 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lockwood Reservoir Pipe Bridge | 5 miles and 6 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Stonebridge Lock No 16 | 6 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Stonebridge Lock Services | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Tottenham Marshes Pipe Bridge | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Banbury Reservoir Pipe Bridge | 6 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Chalk Bridge No 27 | 6 miles and 6½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Bleak Hall Bridge No 28 Five bridges carry the North Circular Road, its slip roads and two minor roads over the canal. |
7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Incinerator Footbridge No 28A | 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Incinerator Cable Bridge No 29 | 7 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Edmonton Sewage Works Pipe Bridge | 7 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Pickett's Lock Winding Hole | 8 miles and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Pickett's Lock No 15 Temporarily renamed after Alfie Saggs the former lock keeper. |
8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| William Girling Reservoir Cable Bridge No 31 | 8 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 31A Overflow bridge |
9 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
| Ponders End Footbridge No 32 | 9 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| South Island Marina | 9 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Wharf Road Bridge No 33 | 9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ponders End Lock Winding Hole | 9 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ponders End Lock No 14 | 9 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Lea Valley Road Bridge No 35 | 9 miles and 2½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| The Navigation Inn (Enfield) Harvester Pub |
9 miles and 3 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ponders End Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Brimsdown Overhanging Warehouse | 9 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 35C | 9 miles and 7½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| King George's Reservoir Arm | 9 miles and 7½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| King George's Reservoir Footbridge No 35B | 9 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| King George's Reservoir Pipe Bridge | 10 miles and 5½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| King George's Reservoir Stream Connection | 10 miles and 6½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Pipe and Footbridge No 36 | 10 miles and 7 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Enfield Dry Dock | 10 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| C&RT Enfield Yard | 10 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 37 | 10 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Enfield Road Bridge No 37A With pipe bridge alongside |
11 miles and ½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Enfield Lock No 13 | 11 miles and ½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| The Greyhound PH | 11 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ordnance Road Bridge No 39 | 11 miles and 2½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Government Row Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Remains of Rammey Marsh Pumping Station Pipe Bridge | 11 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Narrowboat Café | 11 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rammey Marsh Bridge No 40 With pipe bridge alongside |
11 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rammey Marsh Lock No 12 | 11 miles and 7 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| M25 Bridge No 40A | 12 miles and ¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Waltham Abbey Arm Junction | 12 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Hazlemere Marina Services The whole area is being revamped and there are currently no services here. |
12 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Waltham Town Road Bridge No 42 Road Bridge to Waltham Cross (west) and Waltham Abbey (east) |
12 miles and 3½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Waltham Town Lock No 11 | 12 miles and 4 furlongs | 7 locks |
- The Prince of Wales pub — associated with The Princess of Wales PH
- Markfield Beam Engine and Museum — associated with Markfield Park
- Narrowboat Café — associated with Narrowboat Café
- The Anchor & Hope pub — associated with The Anchor & Hope PH
- Brimsdown canal-side warehouse to be demolished — associated with Brimsdown Overhanging Warehouse
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