Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (St. Thomas Creek)
The Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (St. Thomas Creek) is a broad canal and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Back Rivers).
It runs for 2¾ furlongs through 1 lock from Lea - St. Thomas Creek Junction (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)) to Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Three Mills Wall River) and the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Waterworks River)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 95 feet long and 20 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 3 inches. The maximum draught is not known.
It has a junction with the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (City Mill River) at St. Thomas Creek - City Mill Junction.
Also known as Bow Back River.
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:
| Lea - St. Thomas Creek Junction Junction of the River Lea with St. Thomas Creek Towpath Bridge No 5A |
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| Cook's Road Bridge No 2 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Legacy Wharf | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Marshgate Corner | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Marshgate Lane Bridge No 3 | 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| St. Thomas Creek - City Mill Junction Junction of the St. Thomas Creek with the City Mill River |
2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| City Mill Lock | 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Blaker Road Bridge | 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction | 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock |
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