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

Where does the water come from at Anderton Boat Lift?

Atherstone

Where does the water come from at Atherstone?

Bosley Locks

Where does the water come from at Bosley Locks?

Bratch Locks

Where does the water come from at Bratch Locks?

Aerial view of Caen Hill Locks and ponds

Caen Hill, Devizes

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

Carpenter's Road Lock

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

Chesterfield Canal

Where does the water come from in the Chesterfield Canal?

Claydon Locks

Where does the water come from at Claydon Locks?

Crick

Where does the water come from at Crick?

Crofton Locks

Where does the water come from at Crofton Locks?

Dobb's Weir Lock

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

Enfield Lock

Where does the water come from at Enfield Lock?

Foxton

Where does the water come from at Foxton?

Fradley Junction

Where does the water come from at Fradley Junction?

Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

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

Gloucester Docks

Where does the water come from at Gloucester Docks?

Hatton

Where does the water come from at Hatton?

Hillmorton

Where does the water come from at Hillmorton?

Johnson's Hillock

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

Knowle Locks

Where does the water come from at Knowle Locks?

Lancaster Canal

Where does the water come from in the Lancaster Canal?

Lapworth Locks

Where does the water come from at Lapworth Locks?

Leeds Lock

Where does the water come from at Leeds Lock?

L&L Canal - Gargrave to Leeds

Where does the water come from between Gargrave and Leeds?

L&L Canal - Gargrave to Wigan

Where does the water come from between Gargrave and Wigan?

Liverpool Docks

Where does the water come from at Liverpool Docks?

Llangollen Canal

Where does the water come from in the Llangollen Canal?

Llangynidr Locks

Where does the water come from at Llangynidr Locks?

Maunsel Locks

Where does the water come from at Maunsel Locks?

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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

Napton Locks

Where does the water come from at Napton Locks?

Old Ford Lock

Where does the water come from at Old Ford Lock?

Parkhead Locks

Where does the water come from at Parkhead Locks?

Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals

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

Ripon Canal

Where does the water come from in the Ripon Canal?

Rochdale Nine

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

Saul Junction

Where does the water come from at Saul Junction?

South Oxford Canal

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

South Stratford Canal

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

Stanley Locks

Where does the water come from at Stanley Locks?

Stonebridge Lock

Where does the water come from at Stonebridge Lock?

Tardebigge Locks

Where does the water come from at Tardebigge Locks?

Tring

Where does the water come from at Tring?

Tuel Lane Lock

Where does the water come from at Tuel Lane Lock?

Watford Locks

Where does the water come from at Watford Locks?

West Stockwith Lock

Where does the water come from at West Stockwith Lock?

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: 09 October 2023