Dobbs Weir Lock

Dobbs Weir Lock
Looking north
Interactive map of Dobbs Weir Lock
51°45′09″N0°00′12″E / 51.752395°N 0.003307°E / 51.752395; 0.003307
Waterway	River Lee Navigation
County	Hertfordshire Essex
Maintained by	Canal & River Trust
Operation	Manual
Length	85 feet (25.9 m)
Width	16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall	5 feet 1 inch (1.5 m)
Distance to Bow Creek	18.3 miles (29.5 km)
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	8.0 miles (12.9 km)

Dobbs Weir Lock (No 6) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation near Hoddesdon.

Location

The lock is south of the nearby Dobbs Weir, and stands close to the confluence of the Lynch Brook and the Old River Lea. To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporates part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel.

Public access

Vehicular access via Meadgate Road from Carthagena Lock.

Walking and cycle access along the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

Public transport

Broxbourne railway station

External links

• Dobbs Weir lock photographs
• Nazeing Meads Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Dobbs Weir Lock - a history

Next lock upstream	River Lee Navigation	Next lock downstream
Feildes Weir Lock 0.7 mile	Dobbs Weir Lock Grid reference: TL3826507916	Carthagena Lock 0.8mile