River Lee

River Lee

The River Lee or River Lea is a river in England. It runs from Luton to London where it joins the River Thames. Once an important commercial waterway, certain sections were canalised as part of the River Lea Navigation.

It rises just west of Luton, and flows through or by -

Luton
Harpenden
Welwyn Garden City
Hertford
Ware
Hoddesdon
Cheshunt

After it enters Greater London, it is sent via a series of Reservoirs

King George's Reservoir, Brimsdown
William Girling Reservoir, Edmonton
Banbury Reservoir, Tottenham
Lockwood Reservoir
High Maynard Reservoir
Low Maynard Reservoir
then a series of 5 numbered reservoirs
then Warwick Reservoir
Upper Clapton
Hackney Wick (where it causes Hackney Marsh)
Stratford
Bromley, Bromley
Canning Town
Leamouth, where it meets the river Thames

See also