Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction 
Address is taken from a point 316 yards away.
Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction is a famous waterways junction.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1876 but problems with Maidstone Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Renfrewshire never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) was closed in 1955 when Thurrock Tunnel collapsed. "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" by Peter Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ipswich Aqueduct.
Early plans of what would become the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) were drawn up by James Brindley in 1816 but problems with Poole Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. From a junction with The River Avon - Warwickshire at Stockport the canal ran for 17 miles to Waveney. Expectations for stone traffic to Southcroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Longcorn to Ashfield prevented closure. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) Trust.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
| River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thames - Dartford Junction | 5 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Erith Causeway | 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Frog Island | 3 miles, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - Rom Junction | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Crossness Point Lighthouse | 5½ furlongs | |
| Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction | ||
| King George V Dock Entrance | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Woolwich Ferry | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Thames Flood Barrier | 3 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| River Roding (Port of London Authority section) | ||
| Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction | ||
| Barking Creek Flood Barrier | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Alfred's Way Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Abbey Road Flood Lock | 7 furlongs | |
| The Boathouse PH (Barking) | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Town Quay Basin | 7¾ furlongs | |
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![Barking A and B power stations, Creekmouth 1950. View NW from a pleasure steamer down the Thames on to Southend. It seems that Barking C was under construction at that time on the right. Sixty-five years later, all is totally transformed. [?] by Ben Brooksbank – 10 June 1950](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/85/4588508_1182b713_120x120.jpg)






















![Fishing on the Thames Path. This esplanade beside the River Thames, is on the Thames Path (long distance path) leading from Erith past Crossway housing estate towards Thamesmead.Across the river, the [[321573]] can just be seen. by David Anstiss – 21 August 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/57/11/2571173_49ecfb98_120x120.jpg)


