Boating the Lee Navigation
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Lee Navigation
| Length | 27.5 miles |
| Locks | 20 |
Below Old Ford Locks (from Limehouse)
| Length | 25.91m | 85ft |
| Width | 5.79m | 19ft |
| Draught | 1.76m | 5ft 9" |
| Headroom | 2.13m | 7ft |
Below Old Ford Locks (from Bow)
| Length | 29.8m | 97ft 9" |
| Width | 5.88m | 19ft 3" |
| Draught | 1.3m | 4ft 2" |
| Headroom | 2.6m | 8ft 6" |
Old Ford Locks to Ponders End
| Length | 25.91m | 85ft |
| Width | 5.5m | 18ft |
| Draught | 1.52m | 5ft |
| Headroom | 2.13m | 7ft |
Ponders End to Hertford
| Length | 22.86m | 75ft |
| Width | 4.72m | 15ft 6" |
| Draught | 1.3m | 4ft 3" |
| Headroom | 2.11m | 6ft 11" |
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The Lee Navigation runs from rural Hertfordshire into the heart of London
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Last Edited: 22 January 2026
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