Barking Creek

The downstream side of the Barking Creek tidal barrier, where Barking Creek joins the River Thames

Barking Creek joins the River Roding to the River Thames. It is fully tidal up to the Barking Barrage (a weir), which impounds a minimum water level through Barking.^[1]

There is a tidal/flood barrier on Barking Creek which is part of the Thames flood defence system. Like all of the subsidiary gates, it is normally closed before, and opened after, the main Thames barrier.

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 Creekmouth is nearby.^[2]

See also

• Battle of Barking Creek, a 'friendly fire' incident at the start of WW2
• RAF Hornchurch

References

External links

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• Barking Flood Barrier

Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°05′45″E / 51.5163°N 0.0957°E / 51.5163; 0.0957