Lake Lothing is a saltwater lake located in

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...

in the English county of

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. The lake, which is believed to be the remnant of medieval peat cutting,Lake Lothing
Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 2011-05-05. flows into the

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and forms part of the Port of Lowestoft. The area was the major industrial centre of Lowestoft with ship building and other engineering industries, much of which has now closed. The lake splits Lowestoft in two. It is bridged in the centre of town by a

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and in Oulton Broad by a vertical lift bridge and a rail

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. Since September 2024, a new lifting road bridge, Lowestoft Gull Wing, is bridging the lake towards the middle. Mutford lock connects Lake Lothing to Oulton BroadLowestoft Harbour and Mutford Lock
Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association. Retrieved 2011-04-10. from where access to the River Waveney and

the Broads The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used ...

system is gained through Oulton Dyke.

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