Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
The Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) is a small river and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation.
It runs for 13 miles and 6½ furlongs through 11 locks from Waltham Town Lock No 11 (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)) to Hertford Town Mill Bridge (which is a dead end).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 feet long and 15 feet and 9 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 8 inches. The maximum draught is 5 feet and 11 inches.
It has a junction with the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) at Rye House Junction.
The waterway passes through Ware
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 63M - Lee and Stort Navigations Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Waltham Town Lock No 11 | |||
| Waltham Town Lock Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cheshunt Marsh Footbridge No 44 | 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Junction with Powdermill Cut | 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Waltham Common Lock No 10 | 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cheshunt Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Windmill Lane Bridge No 46 | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cheshunt Winding Hole | 1 mile and 5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cheshunt Lock No 9 | 1 mile and 6 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Fishers Green Footbridge No 47A | 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Aqueduct Lock No 8 | 2 miles and 5 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| River Lee Aqueduct Canal crosses the River Lee |
2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Slipe Lane Bridge No 49 | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| King's Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
3 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
| Old Nazeing Road Arm | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Cruising Club | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Mill Lane Arm No Access. Towpath side Bridge No 50 |
4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Broxbourne Bridge No 51 Broxbourne, half a mile northwest |
4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Old Nazeing Road Wharf Home of Lee Valley Boat Centre |
4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| The Crown PH Vintage Inns. |
4 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Nazeing New Road Bridge No 52 | 4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock No 7 | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Carthagena Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Dobbs Weir Lock No 6 With Dobbs Weir Lock Footbridge No 54 |
5 miles and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| River Palace CafĂ© & Restaurant | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Road Bridge No 55 | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| The Fish And Eels PH Vintage Inns |
5 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Dobb's Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Services | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ratty's Lane Bridge No 56 | 6 miles and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock No 5 | 6 miles and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee |
6 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
6 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Feildes Weir Lock Railway Bridge No 57 | 6 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| The Rye House PH | 7 miles and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rye House Bridge No 58 With pipe bridge alongside |
7 miles and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rye House Quay No overnight mooring |
7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| St. Margarets Road Bridge No 59 | 8 miles and ¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Mill Stream Junction Junction of River Lee with Stanstead Mill Stream |
8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Marina | 8 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Abbots Visitor Moorings 48 hour moorings |
8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| The Jolly Fisherman PH McMullen Pub |
8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Abbots Bridge No 59A Village on east bank |
8 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| River Lynch Arm | 8 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
8 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock No 4 Stanstead Swingbridge No 60 is at the tail of the lock. |
8 miles and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Water Point | 8 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lea Valley Wharf Home of Lea Valley Narrow Boats |
9 miles | 8 locks | |
| Stanstead Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and ½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lakes Footbridge No 61 | 9 miles and 3½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lakes Footbridge No 62 | 9 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
9 miles and 7½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Bridge No 63 With pipe bridge |
9 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock No 3 | 9 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Hardmead Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
10 miles and ¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Crane Mead Footbridge No 64 | 10 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Dockyard Turn Stream entrance - No Access |
10 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Victoria PH McMullen |
10 miles and 6½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Common Wharf Visitor Moorings 2 days mooring |
10 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Waterside Inn (Ware) | 10 miles and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Town Bridge No 65 | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| The Saracens Head PH | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Pages Dock This arm used to be the dock for Victoria Maltings, and is crossed by Bub's Bridge. |
10 miles and 7½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Burgage Lane Footbridge | 11 miles and 1 furlong | 9 locks | |
| Ware Town Quay | 11 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
11 miles and 4 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Footbridge No 68 | 11 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock No 2 Intake for New River water |
11 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ware Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Factory Footbridge No 68A (Ware) | 11 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| New Road Bridge No 68B | 12 miles and 1 furlong | 10 locks | |
| Balance Engine House For pumping water from the Lee into the New River |
12 miles and 4 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| River Beane Junction Junction of the River Lee with the River Beane (unnavigable). |
12 miles and 6 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir crossed by Footbridge No 68C - No Access |
13 miles | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Bridge No 69 | 13 miles | 10 locks | |
| Hertford Lock No 1 | 13 miles and ¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Marshgate Drive Bridge No 70 With pipe bridge alongside |
13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Mill Road Bridge No 71 | 13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin Winding Hole Towpath side bridge, Horse Bridge No 72, Channel leading to the River Lee |
13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin Services | 13 miles and 3½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
13 miles and 3½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Basin | 13 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Pipe Bridge No 73 Former Railway Bridge No 73 |
13 miles and 4 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings |
13 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| The Old Barge PH Free house |
13 miles and 5½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Bull Plain Bridge No 74 With pipe bridge |
13 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Nicholas Lane Winding Hole | 13 miles and 6 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Hertford Town Mill Bridge Head of navigation |
13 miles and 6½ furlongs | 11 locks |
- The Old Barge — associated with The Old Barge PH
- The Crown — associated with The Crown PH
- Jolly Fisherman — associated with The Jolly Fisherman PH
- Lee Valley Stanstead Marina — associated with Stanstead Marina
- Waterside Inn, Ware — associated with The Waterside Inn (Ware)
- Waterside Inn, Ware
- The Fish and Eels — associated with The Fish And Eels PH
- The Victoria, Ware - McMullen — associated with The Victoria PH
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