River Lea
London, Hackney, United Kingdom
The River Lea flows from the countryside of Hertfordshire to Bow Locks in East London, dissecting North and East London. It suffers from a number of pollution streams including raw sewage from misconnected plumbing and diffuse pollution from roads and agriculture higher up in the catchment. In its lower urban section where it has been canalised, options for naturalising the channel are limited.
Sampling happens from the White House Bridge.
Location created by
Philly Nicholls
- Group: Thames21 : Lea Guardians
- Site ID: GB106038077852_WHB
- Lat: 51.55484
- Lng: -0.025711
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: Europe/London
Latest photos
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2024-05-04
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2024-04-06
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2024-03-03
Water very high & very fast & brown
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2024-02-03
Air temp around 12°, water much lower and much slower, still turbid
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2024-01-06
Very heavy rain for several days, river extremely high (the canal had broken its banks just downs...
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2023-12-02
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2023-11-04
Previous several days had heavy rainfall; river was high, fast , turbid & very brown
River Lea : The White House Bridge (Old River Lea)
Observed on
2023-10-14
Ammonia reading believed to be an error - this was first time using the checkers