Waltham Common Lock

Waltham Common Lock (No 10) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre.^[1] At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then-new navigation.^[2]

The Powdermill Cut

Waltham Common Lock
Downstream of the lock
51°41′55″N 0°01′07″W
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	4 feet 10 inches (1.5 m)
Distance to Bow Creek	13.5 miles (21.7 km)
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	12.8 miles (20.6 km)

Public access

Car parking is available at Windmill Lane, Cheshunt. Pedestrian and cycle access is via the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk. The area is served by Cheshunt railway station.