Tees Barrage

The Tees Barrage is a barrage throughout the River Tees simply upriver of Blue House Point within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East of England and is used to govern the glide of the river, preventing flooding and the consequences of tidal change. The Tees Barrage accommodates a river barrage, road bridge, footbridge, barge lock, fish pass and white water route. The waters above the barrage are completely held at the level of a median excessive tide and are used for watersports including canoeing, jet skiing, dragonboat racing and incorporates a 1 km rowing direction.

The barrage is obtainable by means of road only from Thornaby-on-Tees as there may be very restricted road get admission to to the north bank of the Tees. On the downstream aspect of the significant pier is a 29 m tower of lighting with reflective globes and plates, supported by way of man ropes. Illumination is supplied through four lighting fixtures on the concrete barrage base for ease of preservation. The barrage become opened on 22 April 1995 with an worldwide competition at the white water path, and inaugurated on 17th July the same 12 months by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In April 2001, ownership of the Tees Barrage and white water path changed into surpassed to British Waterways from its original owners English Partnerships.