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Find boating information for the Shropshire Union Canal
| Length | 66.5 miles |
| Locks | 47 |
| Length | 21.95m | 72ft |
| Width | 2.13m | 7ft |
| Draught | 1.1m | 3ft 6" |
| Headroom | 2.44m | 8ft |
Passage through Marsh Lock on the Weaver Navigation and Lock 1, Whitby Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal, via the Manchester Ship Canal, can be booked via your online account.
Access to the River Dee remains closed, with no unauthorised passage past Lock 2, Dee Branch.
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Last Edited: 18 March 2025
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