Hardmead Lock
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{{Infobox Waterlock
|lock_name=Hardmead Lock
|image=Hardmead Lock.jpg
|caption=Hardmead Lock
|waterway=River Lee Navigation
|operation=Manual
|maint=Canal & River Trust
|county=Hertfordshire
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|width={{convert|16|ft|m|1}}
|fall={{convert|5|ft|6|in|1}}
|enda=Bow Creek
|distenda={{convert|22.5|mi|km}}
|endb=Hertford Castle Weir
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Hardmead Lock (No3) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Great Amwell close to the town of Ware.
The lock has a reputation as being difficult to negotiate. [http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee06.html London canals-Hardmead lock] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621175257/http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee06.html |date=21 June 2008 }} Retrieved 1 July 2008
Location
The lock-keeper's cottage stands on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel which flows through an automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.
To the east of the lock is the Amwell Quarry nature reserve a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000384.pdf Amwell quarry] Retrieved 2 July 2008 and a section of the Old River Lea known as the Amwell Magna Fishery where it merges with its tributary the River Ash .
The New River flows close by to the west.
Public access
The lock is located on the River Lee Navigation towpath which is part of the Lea Valley Walk
Public transport
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References
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External links
- [http://www.leeandstort.co.uk/Hardmead_Lock.htm Hardmead Lock- a history]
Category:Locks in Hertfordshire