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Barking Creek joins the
Barking Flood Barrier
Rivers of London {{England-river-stub
Barking Creek joins the River Roding
The River Roding () rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England, then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.
Course
The river leaves Molehill Green and passes through or near a group of eight o ...
to the River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, se ...
. It is fully tidal up to the Barking Barrage (a weir), which impounds a minimum water level through Barking
Barking may refer to:
Places
* Barking, London, a town in East London, England
** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking
** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...
.
In the 1850s, the creek was home to England's largest fishing fleet and a Victorian icehouse – where the fish were landed and stored prior to being transferred to London's fish markets. Barking Creek contains a small number of house boats, and the former village of Creekmouth
Creekmouth is an area of Barking in east London, England. It is best known for its large industrial estate. The industrial area around River Road and Thames Road is one of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's largest employment areas. Cr ...
is nearby.
The Barking Creek Barrier, a tidal flood barrier, was constructed in the 1980s as part of the Thames flood defence system, opening in 1983. Like all of the subsidiary gates, it is normally closed before, and opened after, the main Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a retractable Flood barrier, barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It has been operational since 1982. When n ...
. The barrier is 38 metres wide, held aloft by two 40 metre towers to allow boats to pass at high tide.
See also
*Battle of Barking Creek
The Battle of Barking Creek was a friendly fire incident over England on that caused the first death of a British fighter pilot in the Second World War.
Battle
At on 6 September 1939, a radar fault led to a false alarm that unidentified airc ...
, a 'friendly fire' incident at the start of WW2
* RAF Hornchurch
Royal Air Force Hornchurch or RAF Hornchurch is a former Royal Air Force sector station in the parish of Hornchurch, Essex (now the London Borough of Havering in Greater London), located to the southeast of Romford. The airfield was known as Sut ...
References
External links
Barking Flood Barrier
Rivers of London {{England-river-stub