Bow Locks

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Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bow Locks canonical 4
Bow Lock 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lock flight
navigation lock
connectsNavigationBetween Lee Navigation and tidal Thames via Bow Creek
connectsToWaterway Bow Creek
Limehouse Cut
River Lea
surface form: Tidal River Lea
controlsWaterLevelsBetween Greater London waterways
surface form: River Lea and surrounding waterways
controlsWaterLevelsOf River Lea
country England
United Kingdom
enablesBoatPassageBetween River Lea and surrounding waterways
hasAccess towpath
hasAlternativeName Bow Locks
surface form: Bow Lock
hasFunction flood control
navigation control
water level management
hasHeritageValue historic inland waterway infrastructure
hasNearbyLandUse industrial areas
regenerated urban spaces
residential areas
hasNumberOfChambers multiple
hasStructureType concrete lock
gated lock
hydrologicalRole separates tidal and non-tidal sections of the River Lea
isCrossedBy pedestrian paths
road bridges
isPartOf Greater London waterways
surface form: Greater London waterways network
isTidalBoundaryFor sections of the River Lea
locatedIn East London
London, England
surface form: London

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
locatedNear Poplar, London
surface form: Bow, London

Bromley-by-Bow
Three Mills
locatedOnWaterway River Lea
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust
nearMouthOf River Lea
openTo boat traffic
partOf Lee Navigation
London’s canal and river network
region East End of London
servesArea East London industrial and residential districts
usedFor commercial navigation
inland waterway navigation
recreational boating
waterwaySystem River Lea system

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Lea hasStructure Bow Locks
River Lee hasFeature Bow Locks
Bow Locks hasAlternativeName Bow Locks
this entity surface form: Bow Lock
Limehouse Cut terminus Bow Locks
Limehouse Cut hasLock Bow Locks