way ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : Foot ball ▁clubs ▁in ▁Domin ica <0x0A> </s> ▁Bow ▁Creek ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁tid al ▁est u ary ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁River ▁Le a ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ▁Back ▁R ivers . ▁Below ▁Bow ▁Lock s ▁the ▁cre ek ▁forms ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough s ▁of ▁New ham ▁and ▁Tower ▁Ham lets , ▁in ▁East ▁London . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁River ▁Le a ▁r ises ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁L ut on ▁in ▁Bed ford shire , ▁and ▁flows ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁at ▁Le am outh . ▁The ▁final ▁ ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁Bow ▁Creek , ▁and ▁follow ▁a ▁me and ering ▁route ▁across ▁a ▁low - lying ▁area ▁formerly ▁called ▁B rom ley ▁Marsh , ▁but ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁gas ▁works ▁and ▁trad ing ▁est ates . ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁navig ations ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁the ▁cre ek ▁is ▁tid al , ▁providing ▁ins u fficient ▁depth ▁for ▁navigation ▁at ▁low ▁t ide . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁for ▁navigation ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁documents ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 1 9 0 ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 4 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁river ▁in ▁Britain ▁where ▁improvements ▁were ▁author ised ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁Another ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 5 7 1 ▁allowed ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁to ▁make ▁cut s ▁and ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁to ▁construct ▁to