Bow Creek (tidal) (far left) meets the Limehouse Cut (canal,
right), at Bow Locks on the Lee Navigation (centre); with a view
of London's Docklands |Origin||Confluence of Prescott Channel
and Channelsea River at Bow Locks| |Mouth||River Thames,
Leamouth| |Length||2.25 miles (3.6 km)| Bow Creek is a 2.25-mile
(3.6 km) long tidal estuary of the English River Lea and is part
of the Bow Back Rivers. Below Bow Locks the creek forms the
boundary between the London Boroughs of Newham and Tower
Hamlets, in east London. The River Lea rises in the town of
Luton in Bedfordshire, and flows to the east and then the south
to reach the River Thames at Leamouth. The final 2.25 miles
(3.62 km) are known as Bow Creek, and follow a meandering route
across a low lying area formerly called Bromley Marsh, but now
occupied by gas works and trading estates. The river is one of
the oldest navigations in the country, but the creek is tidal,
providing insufficient depth for navigation at low tide. Use of
the river for navigation is rec