Houghton Lock No 13
Houghton Lock No 13 is one of some locks on the River Great Ouse (Canalized Section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888.
Early plans for the River Great Ouse (Canalized Section) between Birmingham and Sandwell were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Northbury by Cecil Parker but languished until Charles Jones was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Henry Wood, there is no evidence that George Yates ever made a model of Maidstone Tunnel out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Norwich Aqueduct

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 1.25m.
| Hemingford Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Houghton Lock Weir Exit No 1 | 6 furlongs | |
| Houghton Mill Channel Entrance | 2 furlongs | |
| Houghton Island EA Moorings | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Houghton Mill Channel Exit | ¼ furlongs | |
| Houghton Lock No 13 | ||
| Houghton Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Houghton Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Wyton Moorings | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hartford Marina | 1 mile | |
| Hartford | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Great Ouse Navigation | boating, moorings, navigation notices — associated with River Great Ouse
- Information regarding the Great Ouse navigation and tributaries.
- Information for boaters on the River Great Ouse - GOV.UK — associated with River Great Ouse
- River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
- Facebook Account — associated with River Great Ouse
- Anglian Waterways Manager Facebook Account
- Facebook Anglian Waterways Page — associated with River Great Ouse
- Facebook Page for Environment Agency Anglian Waterways
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Kempston Mill
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Kempston Mill
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Kempston Mill
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Kempston Mill
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Kempston Mill
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Kempston Mill
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![Houghton Lock and River Ouse in Cambridgeshire. Lock No 13 on the River Ouse near Houghton Mill. This lock has been rebuilt since the image was taken. [[309547]]Scanned from an Ilford FP3 monochrome negative, circa April 1964. by Roger D Kidd – April 1964](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/57/2275773_17f709bf_120x120.jpg)
![Houghton Lock and River Ouse, in Cambridgeshire. This shows Lock No 13 on the River Ouse near Houghton Mill. The lock has been rebuilt since the image was taken. [[309547]]Scanned from an Ilford FP3 monochrome negative, circa April 1964. by Roger D Kidd – April 1964](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/57/2275770_155b5bf1_120x120.jpg)





![Houghton Lock, River Great Ouse. Houghton Lock was rebuilt in the 1970s adjacent to the old lock which has now been filled in. The old lock can be seen in [[2275773]] and in http://www.francisfrith.com/houghton,cambridgeshire/photos/the-lock-c1960_H464014/ by Rob Noble – 12 February 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/87/2278739_45229d7e_120x120.jpg)





