Channelsea River is a

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in London, England, one of the

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that flow into the Bow Creek part of the

River Lea The River Lea ( ) is in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Cr ...

, which in turn flows into the

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. In 1957–8, the Channelsea River was

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ed between Stratford High Street and Lett Road. In 1994, the historian Dan Cruickshank found 4,000 tons (60%) of the lost Euston Arch buried in the bed of the River Lea at the Channelsea River and the Prescott Channel.Euston Arch to rise from depths
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Channelsea Island is in this river.

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External links

West Ham - Rivers, bridges, wharfs and docks , British History Online
Rivers of London {{England-river-stub

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