Feildes Weir

Main weir drop

Side drops

Flood channel

Feildes Weir is a weir on the River Lea located near 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 part of the weir pool is controlled by the Lee Anglers' Consortium.

Access

Road

From Hoddesdon via A10 road, A1170 road to Dinant Link Road to Rattys Lane.
From Nazeing via Dobbs Weir Road.

Rail

Rye House railway station.

Other

Pedestrian and cycling access via Lea Valley Walk.

External links

Coordinates: 51°45′51″N 0°00′50″E / 51.764055°N 0.014001°E / 51.764055; 0.014001

References

↑ 'The National River Flow Archive - Feildes Weir' accessed: 8 October 2007

Locks and Weirs on the River Lea, England

Counties	Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Essex Greater London

Locks	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

Weirs	Horns Mill Weir Hertford Castle Weir Hartham Weir Ware Weir Feildes Weir Dobbs Weir Carthagena Weir Kings Weir Newmans Weir Middlesex Filter Beds Weir

Hertford Union Canal (branch from Hackney Cut)	Old Ford Lower Lock Old Ford Middle Lock Old Ford Upper Lock Regent's Canal

Limehouse Cut (branch, at Bow Locks)	Bromley Stop Lock Britannia Stop Lock Limehouse Basin

Bow Back Rivers (branches of the Old River Lea)	Three Mills Lock City Mill Lock Carpenter's Road Lock (defunct) Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct) Three Mills Wall River Weir (These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)

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