Feildes Weir
Weir on the River Lea in Hertfordshire, England
Feildes Weir is a weir on the River Lea located in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire at the confluence of the River Lea and River Stort. The weir marks the start of the Lower Lee. A channel of the man-made River Lee Flood Relief Channel is incorporated into the weir.
History
The weir has had a complex history of changes to channel control and bypassing over the years. Control was originally exercised by a barrage of gates and sluices.
In 1976, a 29 metres (95 ft) wide thin-plate weir was installed, with three vertical-lift sluices controlling a parallel flood relief channel. Flows average about 4.4 m3/s discharge over the weir; higher flows enter the flood channel.[1]
Angling
Angling in the weir pool is controlled by the Ware Angling Club and the River Lea Angling Club.[2][3]
Access
Road
- From Hoddesdon via A10 road, A1170 road to Dinant Link Road to Rattys Lane.
- From Nazeing via Dobbs Weir Road.
Rail
Other
- Pedestrian and cycling access via Lea Valley Walk.
References
External links
- Angling information
- Environment Agency-Feildes Weir
51°45′51″N 0°00′50″E / 51.764055°N 0.014001°E / 51.764055; 0.014001
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Locks and weirs on the River Lea, England
- Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Essex
- Greater London
- Hertford Lock
- Ware Lock
- Hardmead Lock
- Stanstead Lock
- Feildes Weir Lock
- Dobbs Weir Lock
- Carthagena Lock
- Aqueduct Lock
- Cheshunt Lock
- Waltham Common Lock
- Waltham Town Lock
- Rammey Marsh Lock
- Enfield Lock
- Ponder's End Lock
- Pickett's Lock
- Stonebridge Lock
- Tottenham Lock
- Pond Lane Flood Gates
- Old Ford Lock
- Bow Locks
(branch from Hackney Cut)
(branch, at Bow Locks)
(branches of the
Old River Lea)
- Three Mills Lock
- City Mill Lock
- Carpenter's Road Lock
- Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct)
- Three Mills Wall River Weir
(These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)
