Click on a location below to find out where its water comes from.
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.
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?
Braunston, Long Buckby & Stoke Bruerne
Where does the water come from at Braunston, Long Buckby & Stoke Bruerne?
Brentford
Where does the water come from at Brentford?
Caen Hill, Devizes
Where does the water come from at Caen Hill, Devizes?
Cambrian Wharf
Where does the water come from at Cambrian Wharf
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?
Coventry Canal Basin
Where does the water come from at Coventry Canal Basin?
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 Central Section
Where does water come from at L&L Canal Central?
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?
Rochdale Nine
Where does the water come from at Locks 90 & 91?
Ripon Canal
Where does the water come from in the Ripon Canal?
Roundhouse, Birmingham
Where does the water come from at Roundhouse, Birmingham?
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?
Stourport
Where does the water come from at Stourport?
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?
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Last Edited: 21 August 2025
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