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Linking the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation with the River Trent, the Stainforth & Keadby Canal offers a pleasant cruise through quiet countryside.
| Length | 14.9 miles |
| Locks | 3 |
| Length | 18.8m 61ft 8" |
| Width | 5.2m 17ft 1" |
| Draught | 2.22m 7ft 3" |
| Headroom | 3.3m 10ft 10" |
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Today, boaters find that rural surroundings and a combination of swing and lift bridges add interest to their very straight voyage across country. You're guaranteed to meet an angler or two on your travels – several stretches of the Stainforth & Keadby Canal are popular coarse fisheries.
The Stainforth & Keadby Canal is now often thought of as part of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation.
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