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British Canal System, Rivers, Broads, Fens, Drains and other navigable and previously navigable inland waterways.

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• Aberdeenshire Canal
• Aike Beck or Lockington Navigation
• Aire & Dun Canal (project)
• Aire and Calder Navigation and River Aire
  • Aire & Calder Dewsbury Old Cut Section
  • Aire & Calder Main Line
  • Aire & Calder Navigation - Selby Section
  • Aire & Calder Navigation : Wakefield Section
  • River Aire
• Alford Canal (project)
• Ancholme - Witham Canal (project)
• Andover Canal
• Andover Canal to Basingstoke Canal (project)
• Annandale Canal (project)
• Arbroath - Forfar Canal (project)
• Ashburton Canal (project)
• Ashby Canal - Ashby de la Zouch Canal
• Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals
  • Ashton Canal
  • Macclesfield Canal
  • Peak Forest Canal
    • Whalley Bridge Branch
• Aylsham Navigation
• Barnsley Canal
• Basingstoke - Itchen Canal (project)
  • Portsmouth, Southampton & London Junction Canal
• Basingstoke Canal
• Bath & Bristol Canal (project)
• Beaulieu River
• Bedford - Grand Junction Canal (project)
  • Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway
• Beverley Beck
• Billericay Canal (project)
• Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN)
  • Anson Branch (BCN)
  • BCN Main Line
  • Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
  • Cannock Extension Canal (BCN)
  • Digbeth Branch Canal
  • Dudley Canal Line No 1
  • Dudley Canal Line No 2
  • Gower Branch Canal (BCN)
  • Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal
  • Old Main Line (BCN)
  • Rushall Canal (BCN)
  • Soho Branch Loop Line
  • Spon Lane Locks Branch (BCN)
  • Tame Valley Canal
  • Titford Canal (BCN)
  • Walsall Branch Canal
  • Walsall Canal
  • Wednesbury Oak Loop Line
  • Wednesbury Old Canal (BCN)
  • Wyrley and Essington Canal (BCN)
    • Anglesey Branch
    • Daw End Branch Canal (BCN)
• Blyth Navigation
• Bo'ness Canal
• Bradford Canal
• Braunton Canal and River Taw schemes
• Bridgewater Canal
  • Hulme Lock Branch ( Bridgewater Canal)
  • Preston Brook Branch ( Bridgewater Canal)
  • Stretford and Leigh Branch ( Bridgewater Canal)
• Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
  • Bristol & Taunton Canal
  • River Tone
• Bristol & Western Canal (project)
• Bristol - Cirencester canal (project)
• Bristol - Salisbury canal (project)
• Bristol - Thames Head Canal (project)
• Brown's Canal (Somerset from the River Brue)
• Bude Canal
• Burry and Loughor Rivers
• Bury & Sladen Canal project
• Caistor Canal
• Calder and Hebble Navigation
• Caldon Canal
• Caledonian Canal
• Campbeltown Canal
• Cann Quarry Canal
• Car Dyke
• Carlisle Canal
  • Cumberland Canal (project)
• Cassington Cut
• Cemlyn Canal
• Central Junction Canal project
• Central Union Canal project
• Chard Canal
• Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
• Chesterfield Canal
• Chichester Canal
• Cinderford Canal
• Cod Beck
• Commercial Canal (project)
• Coombe Hill Canal
• Cottingham & Hull Canal (project)
• Coventry Canal
  • Coventry Canal (Detached Section)
• Crinan Canal
• Cromford Canal
• Croydon Canal
• Cyfarthfa Canal
• Dartford & Crayford Navigation
• Dearne and Dove Canal
• Derby Canal
• Dick Brook
• Dingwall Canal
• Doctor's Canal
• Donnington Wood Canal
• Dorset & Somerset Canal
• Douglas Navigation
• Driffield Navigation
• Droitwich Canal
  • Droitwich Junction Canal
• (The) Duke's Cut - see Bridgewater Canal
• Durham Canal (project)
• Eardington Forges Canal
• Earl of Ashburnham's Canal
• Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal
• Emmet's Canal
• English & Bristol Channel canal schemes
  • English & Bristol Channels Junction Canal (project)
  • English & Bristol Channels Ship Canal
• Exeter & Crediton Navigation
• Exeter Ship Canal
• Fletcher's Canal
• Flint Coal Canal
• Forth & Cart Canal
• Forth & Clyde Canal
  • Forth & Clyde Canal - Glasgow Branch
• Fossdyke (Fossdyke and Witham )Canal
• Galton's Canal
• General Warde's (Dafen) Canal
• General Warde's (Yspitty) Canal
• Glamorganshire Canal
• Glasgow, Paisley & Johnstone Canal
• Glastonbury Canal
• Glenkens Canal
• Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal
• Grand Surrey Canal
  • Grand Surrey Dock, Canal & Junction Railway (project)
• Grand Union Canal
  • Grand Junction Canal
  • Grand Union Aylesbury Branch
  • Grand Union Erewash Canal
    • Erewash Canal
  • Grand Union Leicester (Line) Section
    • Leicester Navigation
      • Foxton Locks
    • (Market) Harborough Arm
    • Leicestershire & Northampton Union Canal
    • Loughborough Navigation
    • Old Grand Union Canal
  • Grand Union Main Line
    • Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal
  • Grand Union Market Harborough Branch
  • Grand Union Northampton Branch
  • Grand Union Paddington Branch
  • Grand Union Regents Canal
  • Grand Union Rickmansworth Branch
  • Grand Union Slough Branch
  • Grand Union Welford Branch
  • Grand Union Wendover Branch
  • Hertford Union Canal (Grand Union)
  • Warwick & Birmingham Canal
  • Warwick & Napton Canal
• Grand Western Canal
• Grantham Canal
• Greasbrough (Park Gate) Canal
• Grosvenor Canal
• Gwauncaegurwen Canal
• Hackney Canal
• Hants & Berks Junction Canal project
• Haslingden Canal
• Hatherton Canal (project)
• Helston Canal (project)
• Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal
• High Peak Junction Canal (project)
• Hopkin's Canal
• Horncastle Canal
• Huddersfield Broad Canal
• Huddersfield Narrow Canal
• Invararnan Canal
• Ipswich & Stowmarket Navigation
• Isle of Dogs Canal
• Kennet and Avon Canal
• Kensington Canal
• Kent & Sussex Junction Canal (project)
• Ketley Canal
• Keyingham Navigable Drains (project)
• Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal
• Kilbagie Canal
• Kilgetty Canal
• Knaresborough Canal Schemes
• Kyme Eau - Sleaford Canal
• Kymer's Canal
• Lancaster - Morecambe Ship Canal (project)
• Lancaster Canal
  • Lancaster Canal - Glasson Dock Branch
• Lechlade - Abingdon Canal (project)
• The Leeds & Liverpool Canal - An overview
  • The Leeds & Liverpool Canal - Wigan to Liverpool
  • Leeds & Liverpool - Leigh Branch
  • The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool
  • Leeds & Liverpool - Springs Branch
• Leominster Canal
• Leven Canal
• Liskeard & Looe Union Canal
• Little Punchard Gill Boat Level
• Liverpool Canal (project)
• Llandeilo & Llandovery Canal (project)
• Llansamlet (Smith's) Canal
• Llechryd Canal
• London & Birmingham Junction Canal (project)
• London & Cambridge Junction Canal
• London & Southampton Ports Junction Canal (project)
• London & Western Canal (project)
• London - Portsmouth Canal (project)
• London Canal (project)
• London to Portsmouth Ship Canal schemes
• Louth Navigation
• Lydney Canal
• Macclesfield Canal
• Mackworth's Canal
• Manchester & Dee Ship Canal (project)
• Manchester & Salford Junction Canal
• Manchester Ship Canal
  • Manchester Ship Canal - River Irwell Upper Reach
  • Manchester Ship Canal - Walton Lock Branch
• Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal
• Mardyke Canal
• Market Weighton Canal
• Melton Mowbray Navigation
• Mersey & Irwell Navigation
• Middle Level Navigation
  • Middle Level - Bevill's Leam
  • Middle Level - Black Ham Drain
  • Middle Level - Forty Foot River
  • Middle Level - King's Dyke
  • Middle Level - New Dyke
  • Middle Level - Old River Nene
  • Middle Level - Popham's Eau
  • Middle Level - Ramsey High Lode
  • Middle Level - Sixteen Foot River
  • Middle Level - Twenty Foot River
  • Middle Level - Well Creek
  • Middle Level - Whittlesey Dyke
  • Middle Level Drain
• Middlesbrough - Redcar Ship Canal Project
• Millwall Canal
• Monkey Island - Isleworth canal project
• Monkland Canal
• Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
  • Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal
• Monmouthshire Canal
• Montgomery Canal - Montgomery Canal 2007
• Muirkirk Canal
• Mundon or White House Farm Canal
• Neath and Tennant Canals
  • Neath Canal
  • Tennant Canal
    • Glan-Y-Wern Canal
    • Red Jacket Canal
• Nent Force Level
• Newcastle & Hexham Canal (project)
• Newcastle - Carlisle - Maryport Canal schemes
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Junction Canal
• Newdigate Canals
• Newport Pagnell Canal
• Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
  • Candle Dyke to Hickling Broad
  • Haddiscoe (or New) Cut - Norfolk & Suffolk Broads
  • Hardley Dyke (River Yare)
  • Langley Dyke (River Yare)
  • Martham Broad to West Somerton
  • Meadow Dyke to Waxham Bridge
  • Oulton Broad and Dyke
  • River Ant
  • River Bure
  • River Chet
  • River Thurne
  • River Waveney
  • River Yare
  • Rockland Dyke and Rockland Broad
  • Stalham Dyke (River Ant)
  • Thorpe Village Loop (River Yare)
  • Trowse Mills Branch (River Yare)
• North Eastern Junction Canal project
• North Walsham and Dilham Canal
• Nottingham Canal
• Nutbrook Canal
• Oakham Canal
• Oxford Canal
  • Oxford Canal (Northern Section)
  • Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
• Padstow - Lostwithiel Scheme
• Par Canal
• Parnall's Canal
• Parrott's Canal
• Peak Forest Canal
• Pembrey Canal
• Pen-clawdd Canal
• Pen-y-fan Canal
• Penrhiwtyn Canal
• Pensnett Canal
• Perth Canal (project)
• Pidcock's Canal
• Pillrow Cut
• Plas Kynaston Canal
• Pocklington Canal
• Polbrock Canal
• Portsmouth & Arundel Canal
• Preston Ship Canal Schemes
• Public Devonshire Canal (project)
• Reading - Monkey Island Canal (project)
Regent's Canal
• Retyn and East Wheal Rose scheme
• Ribble Link
• Ripon Canal
• River Adur
  • Baybridge Canal
• River Alde
• River Ancholme
• River Arun
  • River Rother (Western)
  • Petworth Canal
• River Avon ( Bristol)
• River Avon (Hampshire)
• River Avon ( Warwick)
  • Higher Avon Navigation
  • Lower Avon Navigation
  • Upper Avon
• River Blyth Navigation
• River Brede
• River Cam
  • Burwell Lode
  • Reach Lode
  • Swaffham Lode
  • Wicken Lode
• River Cart
• River Colne
• River Crouch
  • River Roach
• River Dart
• River Deben
• River Dee
• River Derwent (Yorkshire)
• River Derwent (Derbyshire)
• River Don
  • River Don (Upper Section)
• River Foss
• River Fowey
• River Frome
• River Gipping
• River Glen
• River Great Ouse
  • Counter Wash Drain (Great Ouse)
  • Great Ouse Relief Channel
  • Lakenheath Lode (Great Ouse)
  • Little Ouse or Brandon River
  • Old Bedford River
  • Old West River (Great Ouse)
  • River Lark (Great Ouse)
    • Lark - Orwell Canal project
  • River Wissey
• River Hamble
• River Hull
• River Humber
• River Idle
• River Itchen
• River Ivel
• River Lee
  • Old River Lee
  • River Lee - Bow Creek
  • River Stort Navigations
• River Lug
• River Medina (IOW)
• River Medway
• River Mersey
• River Nar
• River Nene
  • River Nene Stanground Branch
• River Orwell
• River Ouse ( Sussex)
• River Ouse ( Yorkshire)
  • River Parrett
  • Ivelchester & Langport Navigation
  • River Brue
  • River Isle and Westport Canal
  • River Yeo
• River Ribble
• River Roding
• River Rother (Eastern)
  • River Brede
• River Salwarpe
• River Severn
• River Stort
• River Stour ( Kent)
• River Stour ( Suffolk)
• River Stour (Worcestershire)
• River Swale
• River Tamar
• River Tees
• River Tern
• River Thames
• River Trent
• River Tyne
• River Ure
• River Wansbeck
• River Wear
• River Weaver
  • River Weaver - Old Navigation Line
• River Welland
• River Wey
• River Wharfe
• River Witham Navigation
• River Wye
• Rochdale Canal
• Rolle Canal
• Romford Canal
• Royal Military Canal
• Salford - Wigan Canal project
• Salisbury & Southampton Canal
• Sankey Brook Navigation
• Scarborough and Whitby Canal schemes
• Scarsdale & High Peak Canal project
• Selby Canal
• Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
  • Sheffield Canal
  • Stainforth & Keadby Canal
• Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal
• Shropshire Canal
• Shropshire Union Canal
  • Birmingham & Liverpool Junction Canal
  • Ellesmere & Chester Canal
  • Ellesmere Canal
  • Shrewsbury Canal
    • Wombridge Canal
  • Shropshire Union - Llangollen Canal
  • Shropshire Union - Middlewich Branch
  • Shropshire Union Dee Branch
  • Shropshire Union Main Line
    • Chester Canal
  • Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal
  • Shropshire Union Newport Branch
  • Shropshire Union Prees Branch
• Sir John Glynne's Canal
• Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal
• Sleaford Navigation
• Somerset Coal Canal
• Speedwell Level
• St Nicholas Bay Harbour & Caterbury Canal
• St. Columb Canal
• Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
• Stevenston Canal
• Stockton & Darlington Canal Project
• Stort - Cam Canal projects
• Stourbridge Canal
  • Stourbridge Canal - Stourbridge Branch
  • Stourbridge Canal - The Fens on Pensnett Chase Branch
  • Stourbridge, Wolverhampton & Birmingham Junc'n Canal
• Stourbridge Extension Canal
• Stover Canal
• Stratford upon Avon Canal
  • Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch
• Stroudwater Canal
• Swansea Canal
  • Trewyddfa Canal
  • Morris's Canal
• Tamar Manure Navigation
• Taunton - Uphill Canal project
• Tavistock Canal
• Tees Canal schemes
• Thames & Medway Canal
• Thames and Severn Canal
• Torrington Canal
• Tremadoc Canal
• Trent and Mersey Canal
  • Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal
  • Hall Green Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal
  • Leek Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal
• Ulverston Canal
• Vauxhall Canal
• Wandsworth - Croydon Canal project
• Weald of Kent Canal (project)
• Went Canal (project)
• Wern Canal
• Western Union Canal (project)
• Wey and Arun Junction Canal
• Whitby Canal
• Wilts and Berks Canal
  • Aylesbury - Abingdon Canal (project)
  • Bristol Junction Canal project
  • North Wilts Canal
• Wimbledon & Wandsworth Canal (project)
• Wisbech Canal
• Witham Navigable Drains
  • Bell Water Drain
  • Castle Dyke
  • Cowbridge Drain
  • East Fen Catchwater Drain
  • Frith Bank Drain
  • Hobhole Drain
  • Howbridge Drain
  • Junction Drain
  • Lush's Drain
  • Maud Foster Drain
  • Medlam Drain
  • New Bolingbroke Drain
  • Newham Drain
  • Stonebridge Drain
  • West Fen Catchwater Drain
  • West Fen Drain
• Woodeaves Canal
• Worcester & Gloucester Union Canal (project)
• Worcester and Birmingham Canal
• Worsley Brook Navigation (project)

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