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Kyme Eau Flood Lock

 
Chapel Hill Bridge, Boston LN4 4ZN, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Kyme Eau Flood Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) between Chapel Hill Junction (Junction with Sleaford Navigation (Kyme Eau)-navigable section ) (1¼ furlongs to the east) and South Kyme (3 miles and 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the southwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Chapel Hill Junction is North Forty Foot Bank Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of South Kyme is Lower Kyme Lock; 7½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).

Chapel Hill Junction1¼ furlongs
North Forty Foot Bank Bridge¼ furlongs
Kyme Eau Flood Lock
Lower Kyme Lock7½ furlongs
Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge2 miles, 6¼ furlongs
Clay Bank Road Bridge3 miles, 3 furlongs
South Kyme3 miles, 3¾ furlongs
High Street Footbridge3 miles, 4¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at North Forty Foot Bank Bridge

 Orchard Caravan Park Ltd
 
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Navigational Notes

Weedy later in year.

 
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In the direction of Chapel Hill Junction

Chapel Hill Junction1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Chapel Hill Junction Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings
Dogdyke Visitor Moorings1 mile, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dogdyke Visitor Moorings
Belle Isle Marina1 mile, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Belle Isle Marina
Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings2 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings
Horncastle Canal Junction2 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Horncastle Canal Junction
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina5 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina
Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings6 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings
Anton's Gowt Junction7 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Anton's Gowt Junction
Stixwould8 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Stixwould
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings9 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings
Boston Motor Yatch Club9 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Motor Yatch Club
Boston Gateway Marina9 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Gateway Marina
Southrey Visitor Moorings10 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Southrey Visitor Moorings
Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings10 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings
River Witham - Nocton Delph Junction10 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to River Witham - Nocton Delph Junction
Bardney Village Visitor Moorings13 miles, 3 furlongs away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Bardney Village Visitor Moorings
Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole13 miles, 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Newham Drain - Frith Bank Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) to Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole

In the direction of Cobblers Lock

Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Cobblers Lock
Cobblers Lock Winding Hole6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Cobblers Lock

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CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[River Witham] by the Kyme Eau, which connects to the Sleaford Navigation on which navigation will eventually be restored to Sleaford. At Antons Gowt, a lock drops down [Sleaford Navigation] Sleaford on its way to South Kyme, beyond which it is called the Kyme Eau, joining the River Witham at Chapel Hill. Kyme Eau had been navigable since at [South Forty-Foot Drain] Hale and South Kyme. Much of the area to the south and west of Boston, some 91 square miles (240 km2), was inundated by the Great Flood of 1763, and against [Witham First District IDB] much smaller area of 5,176 acres (2,095 ha) between Billinghay Skirth and Kyme Eau, the lower part of the River Slea. It became part of the First District
 
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Sleaford Navigation - Wikipedia
The Sleaford Navigation was a 12.5 mile (20.1 km) canalisation of the River Slea in ... Kyme Eau had been navigable since at least the reign of Edward III, for in .... Lower Kyme lock was then replaced by a sluice, which prevented navigation .... a set of flood doors and Chapel Hill bridge, beyond which is the River Witham, ...
The River Slea & the Kyme Eau | Ripe-tomato.org
May 3, 2016 ... tags: canoeing, locks, mills, navigation, river Slea, weirs ... hills of Willoughby Heath the Slea flows eastwards to the Witham, changing its name to the Kyme Eau halfway. In 1792 ... Automatic flood control gates, usually open.
APPENDIX 14 LOWER WITHAM FLOOD RISK
Kyme Eau and River Bain, limits the amount of flow along the Lower Witham that ... the river bank channel any flood waters immediately back into the lock pen.
Adobe PDF - The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Report 2009
Areas Susceptible to Surface Water Flooding . ...... Cobblers Lock (Anwick), the Kyme Eau downstream of Cobblers Lock, and the Slea and Nine. Foot River ...
Sleaford Navigation
The Sleaford Navigation, also known in the initial section as Kyme Eau, ... of which is indicated on the guillotine gate at Taylors Lock, the first lock up from the  ...
Eel To Make Comeback | The Fish Site
Jul 8, 2010 ... ... River Steeping, Kyme Eau and River Glen to help the creatures migrate around flood defence structures that would otherwise block their path ...
The Blog That Used to be Starcross: Eau, No!
Jul 18, 2012 ... Through the floodgates and on to Kyme Eau ... downstream. Starcross slowed to a crawl and the mile-and-a-half to the lock took over an hour.
History | Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board
The North Forty Foot Drain is now the main pump drain to Cooks Lock ... and these Commissioners looked after Holland Fen, South Kyme, Great Hale, Little Hale, ... To relieve the flood levels and the pressures on the banks, the Bourne Eau ...