Feildes Weir is a

weir A weir or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the water level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

on 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 ...

located in

Hoddesdon Hoddesdon () is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River. Hoddesdon ...

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at the confluence of the River Lea and

River Stort The River Stort is a river in Essex and Hertfordshire, England. It is long and flows from near the village of Langley to the River Lea at Hoddesdon. The river's name is a back-formation from the name of the town of Bishop's Stortford. The 1 ...

. The weir marks the start of the Lower Lee. A channel of the man-made River Lee Flood Relief Channel is incorporated into the weir.

History

The weir has had a complex history of changes to channel control and bypassing over the years. Control was originally exercised by a barrage of gates and

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s. In 1976, a wide thin-plate weir was installed, with three vertical-lift sluices controlling a parallel flood relief channel. Flows average about 4.4 m3/s discharge over the weir; higher flows enter the flood channel.

Angling

Angling in the weir pool is controlled by the Ware Angling Club and the River Lea Angling Club.

Access

Road

* From Hoddesdon via A10 road, A1170 road to Dinant Link Road to Rattys Lane. * From

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via

Dobbs Weir Dobbs Weir is both a weir in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire and an area of Roydon, Essex, Roydon, Essex in England on the River Lea. It is well known for angling, outdoor beauty and Water sport (recreation), watersports. It is overlooked by the '' ...

Road.

Rail

Rye House railway station Rye House railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the Rye House area of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated betwe ...

Other

* Pedestrian and cycling access via Lea Valley Walk.

References

External links

Angling information

Environment Agency-Feildes Weir
{{authority control Weirs on the River Lea River Stort