Temple Lock
Temple Lock is a lock and weir situated on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames near Temple Mill Island opposite Temple Meadows and not far from Hurley, Berkshire. It was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773.
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Temple Lock looking downstream toward Temple Mill Island | |
| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1773 |
| Latest built | 1890 |
| Length | 41.02 m (134 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in) |
| Fall | 1.23 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Above sea level | 92' |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 39 miles |
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The weir runs across from the lock to the Berkshire bank a short distance upstream of the lock.
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