Hardmead Lock

Hardmead Lock
Hardmead Lock
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51°48′07″N 0°00′52″W / 51.801911°N 0.014371°W / 51.801911; -0.014371
WaterwayRiver Lee Navigation
CountyHertfordshire
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
OperationManual
Length85 feet (25.9 m)
Width16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m)
Distance to
Bow Creek
22.5 miles (36.2 km)
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
3.8 miles (6.1 km)

Hardmead Lock (No3) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Great Amwell close to the town of Ware.

The lock has a reputation as being difficult to negotiate. [1]

  1. ^ London canals-Hardmead lock Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 July 2008