Sonning Lock
Lock and weir on the River Thames in Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sonning Lock is a lock and associated weir situated on the River Thames at the village of Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England.[2] The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773 and it has been rebuilt three times since then. There is a weir a little upstream at the top of the island where Sonning Backwater separates from the main course of the river.
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Waterway | River Thames |
County | Berkshire |
Maintained by | Environment Agency |
Operation | Hydraulic |
First built | 1773 |
Latest built | 1905 |
Length | 47.57 m (156 ft 1 in) [1] |
Width | 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in)[1] |
Fall | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Above sea level | 115' |
Distance to Teddington Lock | 52 miles |
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