Carthagena Lock

Carthagena Lock (No7) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

Carthagena Lock
Below the lock
51.743566°N 0.002108°W / 51.743566; -0.002108
Waterway	River Lee Navigation
County	Hertfordshire Essex
Maintained by	Canal & River Trust
Operation	Manual
Length	85 feet (25.9 m)
Width	16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall	5 feet (1.5 m)
Distance to Bow Creek	17.5 miles (28.2 km)
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	8.8 miles (14.2 km)

Directly behind the lock is Carthagena Weir, part of a fishery which also includes two lakes and a section of the Old River Lea. To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporates part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel.

Vehicular access is via the B194 Nazeing New Road. Pedestrian and cycle access is via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

External links

• Carthagena Lock – Richard Thomas

Next lock upstream	River Lee Navigation	Next lock downstream
Dobbs Weir Lock 0.8 mile	Carthagena Lock Grid reference: TL3791806924	Aqueduct Lock 2.0 miles