Feildes Weir

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Main weir drop
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Side drops
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Flood channel

Feildes Weir is a weir on the River Lea located in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire at the confluence of the River Lea and River Stort. 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 sluices.

In 1976, a Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[1]

Angling

Angling in the weir pool is controlled by the Ware Angling Club and the River Lea Angling Club.[2][3]

Access

Road

Rail

Other

References

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  1. 'The National River Flow Archive – Feildes Weir' Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 8 October 2007
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