Small River Lea

Coordinates: 51°41′10″N 0°01′04″W / 51.686°N 0.0179°W / 51.686; -0.0179
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The Small River Lea is a minor tributary of the River Lea, which flows through the Lee Valley Park between Cheshunt and Enfield Lock. It forms part of the Turnford and Cheshunt Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as it flows through the River Lee Country Park.[1]

The Small River Lea at Cheshunt spanned by a Bailey bridge
The river at Aqueduct Lock

Course

The river leaves the Old

A1055 road
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Turnford Brook at Turnford

Ecology

The river flows mostly hidden in a deep channel. Shallow and prone to pollution, it is not known as a fishery.[2] It is however a valuable spawning/nursery area for fish.[3]

References

  1. ^ Turnford and Cheshunt Pits
  2. ^ Thames Water pollutes river 2 August 2008
  3. ^ Small River Lea Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 August 2008

51°41′10″N 0°01′04″W / 51.686°N 0.0179°W / 51.686; -0.0179