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River Severn (main river)
The River Severn (main river) is a large river and is part of the River Severn. It runs for 42 miles and ¼ furlongs through 5 locks from Stourport Bridge (where it joins the River Severn (upper river)) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction (where it joins the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and the River Severn (old river navigation)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 89 feet long and 18 feet and 11 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
It has junctions with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Narrow Route) at Severn - Stourport Narrow Locks Entrance; with the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) at Tewkesbury Junction; with the Droitwich Canals (Droitwich Barge Canal) at Hawford Junction; with the Coombe Hill Canal at Severn - Coombe Hill Canal Junction; with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Broad Route) at Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance; with the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Northern Section) at Upper Parting Junction and with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Junction to Diglis Basin) at Diglis Junction.
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Stourport Bridge Effective head of navigation in normal conditions |
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Stourport Crown Basin Entrance | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Severn - Stourport Narrow Locks Entrance The Narrow Locks consist of two separate staircases each with two lock chambers. There is a passing point between the staircases. |
¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance The Broad Locks are for Wide Beam Boats only. Narrowboats are to use the Narrow Locks |
1¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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River Severn Moorings (Stourport) | 1½ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Stourport Marina Tingedene Marina Stourport |
1 mile | 0 locks |
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Lincomb Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Lincomb Lock | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Lincomb Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
1 mile and 5 furlongs | 1 lock |
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Hampstall Ferry | 2 miles and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Lenchford Ferry | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Holt Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
5 miles and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Holt Lock | 5 miles and 6 furlongs | 1 lock |
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Holt Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
5 miles and 7 furlongs | 2 locks |
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Holt Fleet Bridge | 5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 2 locks |
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Holt Castle | 6 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks |
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Grimley | 8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 2 locks |
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Severn - Salwarpe Junction Junction of the River Severn and the River Salwarpe |
8 miles and 4 furlongs | 2 locks |
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Hawford Junction Junction of Droitwich Canal with River Severn |
8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 2 locks |
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Bevere Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
8 miles and 7 furlongs | 2 locks |
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Bevere Lock Also known as Camp Lock |
9 miles and 1 furlong | 2 locks |
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Bevere Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Worcester Waterworks | 11 miles and ¼ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Worcester Race Course moorings Good moorings upstream of the rowing clubs |
11 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Sabrina Footbridge Footbridge to the Racecourse |
12 miles | 3 locks |
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Worcester Railway Bridge | 12 miles and 1 furlong | 3 locks |
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Worcester Trip Boat Moorings | 12 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Worcester Road Bridge | 12 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Worcester Riverside moorings |
12 miles and 4 furlongs | 3 locks |
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Diglis Junction Junction of Worcester and Birmingham Canal with River Severn |
13 miles | 3 locks |
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Diglis Locks Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
13 miles and 1 furlong | 3 locks |
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Diglis Dock | 13 miles and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Diglis Locks Two locks side by side |
13 miles and 2½ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Diglis Locks Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Severn - Teme Junction Junction of the River Severn and the River Teme |
14 miles and ¾ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Worcester Southern Link Road Bridge | 14 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Severn Motor Yacht Club | 14 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Kempsey | 16 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks |
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Pixham | 16 miles and 5 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Clevelode | 18 miles and 3 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Riverside Caravan Park | 18 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Rhydd | 19 miles and 3 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Severn Stoke | 20 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Hanley | 22 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks |
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Upton Bridge Upton-on-Severn |
23 miles | 4 locks |
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Upton Marina | 23 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Ryall House Quarry Wharf Gravel loading wharf for Ryall House Quarry |
24 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Cable Bridge Site of former railway crossing |
24 miles and 4½ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Saxon's Lode | 24 miles and 6 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Barley House | 25 miles and 4 furlongs | 4 locks |
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M50 Motorway Bridge | 26 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Ripple Quarry Wharf Gravel loading wharf for Ripple Quarry |
26 miles and 2½ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Mythe Bridge Cast iron bridge with gothic approach arches, built by Thomas Telford |
28 miles and 5 furlongs | 4 locks |
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Tewkesbury Junction Junction of Rivers Severn and Avon |
29 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Upper Lode Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
29 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Upper Lode Lock No 5 | 29 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks |
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Cork's Hill Arm | 29 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Upper Lode Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
29 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Tewksbury Lower Lode Former ferry site and exit of the Mill Avon |
30 miles and 2½ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Chaceley and Deerhurst | 31 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Apperley | 33 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Haw Bridge Bridge opened in 1961 to replace one demolished by a collision with a barge |
33 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Unidentifed Sluice Sluice gates for an unknown stream which takes water from the old Coombe Hill Canal |
34 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Severn - Coombe Hill Canal Junction Junction of the River Severn and the long derelict and abandoned Coombe Hill Canal |
34 miles and 7 furlongs | 5 locks |
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Severn - Chelt Junction Junction of the River Severn and the River Chelt |
34 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Wainlodes Hill | 35 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Ashleworth | 37 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks |
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Upper Parting Junction Junction with Maisemore Channel (now closed) |
39 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Waltham Bridge | 41 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks |
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Black Bridge Railway Bridge |
41 miles and 3 furlongs | 5 locks |
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Westgate Bridge (North) | 41 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Westgate Footbridge | 41 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Westgate Bridge (South) | 41 miles and 5 furlongs | 5 locks |
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Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction Junction of Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with River Severn |
42 miles and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks |