Carthagena Weir
Weir on the River Lea in Hertfordshire, England
Carthagena Weir is a weir located at Broxbourne on the River Lea. The well oxygenated water with depths ranging to over 16 ft, makes it an ideal environment for coarse fish including the common barbel.
Fishery
The weir is part of a complex known as the Carthagena Fisheries.[1] Today the weir is known nationally for the quality of its chub fishing.
Well known anglers who have fished these waters include Chris Yates and Matt Hayes.[1]
Public access
Broxbourne railway station
Vehicular access via the B194 Nazeing New Road
Walking and cycling via the River Lee Navigations towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
References
- ^ a b Carthagena Fishery Retrieved 17 June 2008
51°44′38″N 0°00′08″W / 51.7440°N 0.0021°W / 51.7440; -0.0021
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Locks and weirs on the River Lea, England
- Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Essex
- Greater London
- Hertford Lock
- Ware Lock
- Hardmead Lock
- Stanstead Lock
- Feildes Weir Lock
- Dobbs Weir Lock
- Carthagena Lock
- Aqueduct Lock
- Cheshunt Lock
- Waltham Common Lock
- Waltham Town Lock
- Rammey Marsh Lock
- Enfield Lock
- Ponder's End Lock
- Pickett's Lock
- Stonebridge Lock
- Tottenham Lock
- Pond Lane Flood Gates
- Old Ford Lock
- Bow Locks
- Horns Mill Weir
- Hertford Castle Weir
- Hartham Weir
- Ware Weir
- Feildes Weir
- Dobbs Weir
- Carthagena Weir
- Kings Weir
- Newmans Weir
- Middlesex Filter Beds Weir
(branch from Hackney Cut)
(branch, at Bow Locks)
(branches of the
Old River Lea)
- Three Mills Lock
- City Mill Lock
- Carpenter's Road Lock
- Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct)
- Three Mills Wall River Weir
(These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)