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Where does the water come from?

Ever wondered how we get water into your canals? We’ve picked a few of your favourite places to show you how we do it.

Click on a location below to find out where its water comes from.

Anderton Boat Lift Induction

Anderton Boat Lift

Where does the water come from at Anderton Boat Lift?

Atherstone bottom lock in early morning sun

Atherstone

Where does the water come from at Atherstone?

Bosley Locks

Bosley Locks

Where does the water come from at Bosley Locks?

Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, above Bratch Locks, Wombourne, S. Staffs

Bratch Locks

Where does the water come from at Bratch Locks?

Aerial view of a canal with a narrowboat entering a lock, surrounded by fields and buildings.

Braunston, Long Buckby & Stoke Bruerne

Where does the water come from at Braunston, Long Buckby & Stoke Bruerne?

Brentford locks

Brentford

Where does the water come from at Brentford?

An aerial view of Caen Hill Locks and ponds

Caen Hill, Devizes

Where does the water come from at Caen Hill, Devizes?

Birmingham Office, Cambrian Wharf

Cambrian Wharf

Where does the water come from at Cambrian Wharf

Carpenters Road Lock

Carpenter's Road Lock

Where does the water come from at Carpenter's Road Lock?

Chesterfield Canal 900x450

Chesterfield Canal

Where does the water come from in the Chesterfield Canal?

Claydon Middle Lock 900x450

Claydon Locks

Where does the water come from at Claydon Locks?

Coventry Canal, with a narrowboat and canalside buildings

Coventry Canal Basin

Where does the water come from at Coventry Canal Basin?

Crick

Crick

Where does the water come from at Crick?

Crofton

Crofton Locks

Where does the water come from at Crofton Locks?

Dobb's Weir Lock

Dobb's Weir Lock

Where does the water come from at Dobb's Weir Lock?

Enfield Yard on River Lee

Enfield Lock

Where does the water come from at Enfield Lock?

Aerial view of the Foxton Locks landscape

Foxton

Where does the water come from at Foxton?

Fradley Junction

Fradley Junction

Where does the water come from at Fradley Junction?

G&S Canal at Frampton

Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Where does the water come from in the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal?

Gloucester Docks

Gloucester Docks

Where does the water come from at Gloucester Docks?

Our offices at Hatton

Hatton

Where does the water come from at Hatton?

Hillmorton

Hillmorton

Where does the water come from at Hillmorton?

Johnson's Hillock Locks

Johnson's Hillock

Where does the water come from at Johnson's Hillock Locks?

Scenic view of locks on the canal

Knowle Locks

Where does the water come from at Knowle Locks?

Lancaster Canal

Lancaster Canal

Where does the water come from in the Lancaster Canal?

Kingswood Junction

Lapworth Locks

Where does the water come from at Lapworth Locks?

Leeds Lock

Leeds Lock

Where does the water come from at Leeds Lock?

Heritage boat Kennet on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

L&L Canal Central Section

Where does water come from at L&L Canal Central?

Bingley Five Rise

L&L Canal - Gargrave to Leeds

Where does the water come from between Gargrave and Leeds?

Wigan Flight 900 x 450

L&L Canal - Gargrave to Wigan

Where does the water come from between Gargrave and Wigan?

Liverpool Docks

Liverpool Docks

Where does the water come from at Liverpool Docks?

Trevor, Llangollen

Llangollen Canal

Where does the water come from in the Llangollen Canal?

Llangynidr Bottom Lock

Llangynidr Locks

Where does the water come from at Llangynidr Locks?

Maunsel Locks

Maunsel Locks

Where does the water come from at Maunsel Locks?

Mon & Brec Brynich

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Where does the water come from in the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal?

Napton Locks

Napton Locks

Where does the water come from at Napton Locks?

Photo of Old Ford Lock

Old Ford Lock

Where does the water come from at Old Ford Lock?

Parkhead Top Lock

Parkhead Locks

Where does the water come from at Parkhead Locks?

Marple Locks

Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals

Where does the water come from in the Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals?

Rochdale Lock 91

Rochdale Nine

Where does the water come from at Locks 90 & 91?

Ripon Canal Basin

Ripon Canal

Where does the water come from in the Ripon Canal?

A birds eye view of the Roundhouse

Roundhouse, Birmingham

Where does the water come from at Roundhouse, Birmingham?

Saul Junction 900x450

Saul Junction

Where does the water come from at Saul Junction?

South Ox Banbury 900x450

South Oxford Canal

Where does the water come from in the South Oxford Canal?

Stratford-upon-avon

South Stratford Canal

Where does the water come from in Stratford-upon-Avon?

Stanley Locks

Stanley Locks

Where does the water come from at Stanley Locks?

Stonebridge Lock, Lee Navigation

Stonebridge Lock

Where does the water come from at Stonebridge Lock?

Stourport Basins

Stourport

Where does the water come from at Stourport?

Tardebigge Locks

Tardebigge Locks

Where does the water come from at Tardebigge Locks?

Tring 900x450

Tring

Where does the water come from at Tring?

Tuel Lane Lock

Tuel Lane Lock

Where does the water come from at Tuel Lane Lock?

Watford Locks

Watford Locks

Where does the water come from at Watford Locks?

Chesterfield Canal 900x450

West Stockwith Lock

Where does the water come from at West Stockwith Lock?

Wilmcote Locks

Wilmcote Locks

Where does the water come from at Wilmcote Locks?

Family push a lock gate closed as a narrowboat prepares to go down the lock

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Last Edited: 03 September 2024

photo of a location on the canals

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