Pickett's Lock (lock)
Pickett's Lock (No 15) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Enfield, England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock. In common with other locks as far upstream as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. However it has not been upgraded to power operation and so it must be manually operated. It has gate paddles but these do not have gate baffles to mitigate the rush of water into the lock.
| Pickett's Lock | |
|---|---|
Looking south at the lock and the lock-keeper's cottage | |
| 51°37′34″N 0°01′57″W | |
| Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
| County | London Borough of Enfield Greater London |
| Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1855 |
| Length | 95 feet (29 m) |
| Width | 19 feet 6 inches (5.9 m) |
| Fall | 6 feet 5 inches (2 m) |
| Distance to Bow Creek | 10.5 miles (16.9 km) |
| Distance to Hertford Castle Weir | 17.5 miles (28.2 km) |
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