Lee Flood Relief Channel
The Lee Flood Relief Channel is located in the Lea Valley and flows between Ware, Hertfordshire, and Stratford, east London. Work started on the channel in 1947 following major flooding and it was fully operational by 1976.Photo: Russss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Channel
- Description: river in England
- Also known as: “River Lee Flood Relief Channel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills and Cheshunt railway station.
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
Museum
The Royal Gunpowder Mills are a former industrial site in Waltham Abbey, England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom. Waltham Abbey is the only site to have survived virtually intact.
Cheshunt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rubberist, Public domain.
Cheshunt is an interchange station for London Overground and Greater Anglia services on the Lea Valley lines, located in Cheshunt in the Borough of Broxbourne.
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lee Valley White Water Centre is a white-water slalom centre in the Middle Lea Valley, in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. It was constructed to host the canoe slalom events of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt.
Waltham Abbey
Suburb
Photo: Northmetpit, CC0.
Waltham Abbey is a suburban town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 13.5 miles north-east of Charing Cross.
Cheshunt
Town
Photo: Northmetpit, Public domain.
Cheshunt is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, England. It lies within the London commuter belt approximately 13 miles north of Central London, on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering the Lee Valley Park.
Waltham Cross
Town
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waltham Cross is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, located 12 miles north of central London. In the south-eastern corner of Hertfordshire, it borders Cheshunt to the north, Waltham Abbey to the east, and Enfield to the south.
Lee Flood Relief Channel
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lee Flood Relief Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lee Flood Relief Channel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Lee Flood Relief Channel”
- Macedonian: “Канал за помош од поплави во Ли”
- Swedish: “Lee Flood Relief Channel”
- Swedish: “River Lee Flood Relief Channel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holdbrook North and Holyfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowyer’s Water and Cheshunt Lake.
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