The Small River Lea is a minor tributary of the River Lea, which flows through the Lee Valley Park between

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, ...

and

Enfield Lock Enfield Lock is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is approximately located east of the Hertford Road between Turkey Street and the Holmesdale Tunnel overpass, and extends to the River Lee Navigation, including the Enfi ...

. It forms part of the Turnford and Cheshunt Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as it flows through the

River Lee Country Park The River Lee Country Park is located in the Lee Valley Park and is managed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Covering on either side of the River Lee Navigation between Waltham Abbey and Broxbourne, it is an area of lakes, watercours ...

Course

The river leaves the Old River Lea below

Kings Weir Kings Weir is a weir on the River Lea near Turnford, Hertfordshire, Turnford and Nazeing in Hertfordshire, England. Ecology It is a well known fishery where barbus barbus, barbel can be caught.aqueduct under the

River Lee Navigation The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea (also called the River Lee along the sections that are navigable). It flows from Hertford Castle Weir to the River Thames at Bow Creek; its first lock is Hertford Lock and its ...

at Aqueduct Lock. It is joined by Turnford Brook at Turnford before meandering in a southerly direction past various lakes including the North Metropolitan and Cheshunt Lake and parallel with the

West Anglia Main Line The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines that operate out of , the other being the Great Eastern Main Line, which operates services to Ipswich and Norwich via Colchester. It runs generally north through Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Har ...

railway line. The river forms a boundary with the Lee Valley youth hostel at

before flowing under Windmill Lane close to Cheshunt railway station. It flows close to the

Lea Valley The Lea Valley, the valley of the River Lea, has been used as a transport corridor, a source of sand and gravel, an industrial area, a water supply for London, and a recreational area. The London 2012 Summer Olympics were based in Stratford, in ...

railway line and then between Bowyers Water and the River Lee Navigation before passing under the A121 road close to Waltham Cross to the west and

Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. It lies on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and ...

to the east. The river passes under the M25 motorway into

Rammey Marsh Rammey Marsh is located in the Lee Valley Park at Enfield Lock, Enfield, and covers approximately . The site is owned and managed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.Turkey Brook Turkey Brook is a river in the northern outskirts of London. It rises in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, and flows broadly eastwards to merge with the River Lea Navigation near Enfield Lock. Etymology The brook is named from the hamlet Turkey S ...

below

close to the A1055 road. Turnford Brook

Ecology

The river flows mostly hidden in a deep channel. Shallow and prone to pollution, it is not known as a fishery. It is however a valuable spawning/nursery area for fish.Small River Lea
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References

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