Molesey Lock

Molesey Lock
The lock after the release of 160,000 Rubber ducks at the start of the Great British Duck Race in September 2007
51°24′17″N 0°20′45″W / 51.40472°N 0.34583°W / 51.40472; -0.34583 (Molesey Lock)
Waterway	River Thames
County	Surrey
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Hydraulic
First built	1815
Latest built	1906
Length	81.78 m (268 ft 4 in) [1]
Width	7.56 m (24 ft 10 in)[1]
Fall	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Above sea level	20 ft (6.1 m)
Distance to Teddington Lock	4.8 miles
Power is available out of hours

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Legend
Tumbling Bay weir River Ash (distributary of Colne) storm weir River Thames above Sunbury Lock Sunbury Weir Sunbury Lock Ait or Island boat rollers Sunbury locks (manual lock) Rivermead Island Sunbury Court Island Grand Junction Isle Portlane Brook Platts Eyot Benn's Ait and St Mary's Church, Hampton Garrick's Ait and main channel Tagg's Island Ash Island weir Molesey Lock River Thames: Kingston Reach

Molesey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England at East Molesey, Surrey on the right bank.

The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1815 and was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1906. It is the second longest on the river at 81.78 m (268 ft 4 in); it is the second lowest of the non-tidal river and third-lowest including Richmond Lock on the Tideway. Upstream of the lock are moorings for small boats, specifically skiff, paddleboard, small speedboat and open kayak hire, a tour boat pier, a kiosk and van parking space for ice cream and soft drinks. A few metres upstream is a combined side weir and front weir followed by an attached ait, Ash Island. A low backwater against the opposite bank which forms the waterside to homes sometimes called the Hampton Riviera continues to a small upper weir.

Molesey Lock is within sight of the walls of Hampton Court Palace in southwest London on the opposite bank through the arches of Hampton Court Bridge, designed by Edwin Lutyens (220 m away).