ðə lˈɑːk wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ɔnðə sˈaɪt əvə smˈɔːl wˈɔːɾɚkˌoːɹs nˈoʊn æz stˈoʊnɚz ɡˈʌt wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæn əkɹˌɑːs ðə miːˈændɚ kˈʌɾɑːf.
The lock was built in 1813 on the site of a small watercourse known as Stoner's Gut which ran across the meander cutoff.