The Old River Lea is the former natural channel of the River Lea below Lea Bridge, in the London Borough of Hackney. The Old River forms a large meander from the Middlesex Filter Beds Weir to rejoin the main channel of the River Lee Navigation below Old Ford Lock.[1]
The natural channel is joined by the River Lee Flood Relief Channel, and Dagenham Brook and a number of subsidiary channels to form the semi-tidal Bow Back Rivers, discharging into Bow Creek.
The natural channel forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Hackney and Waltham Forest; and forms the eastern boundary of Hackney Marshes, and historically the western boundary of Leyton Marshes.
See also
- List of rivers of England
- List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
- Locks and Weirs on the River Lee
- Lea Valley Walk
- Lower Lea Valley
References
- ^ "The old river lea". Baitcraft Angling Society (PGAS). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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