Romney Lock
Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip-shaped ait in the middle of the river. The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1798.
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| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Berkshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1798 |
| Latest built | 1980 |
| Length | 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in) |
| Fall | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Above sea level | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 23 miles (37 km) |
| Power is available out of hours | |
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The weir is some distance upstream near the end of Romney Island and runs across the river to Cutlers Ait. A small 200kW hydroelectric generation station was installed in 2011 to supply electricity to Windsor Castle.
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