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Snakeholme Locks Nos 4 and 5

 
A staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used.
West Beck, B1249, Wansford YO25 8JP, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 301 yards away.
 
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Snakeholme Locks Nos 4 and 5 is a minor waterways place on the Driffield Navigation (Main waterway) between Frodingham Beck Junction (1 mile and 7½ furlongs to the southeast) and Wansford Lock No 3 (Wansford Village) (4¾ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Frodingham Beck Junction is Brigham; 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wansford Lock No 3 is Snakeholme Lock Narrows; 1 furlong away.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 61 feet long and 14 feet and 6 inches wide (the maxium height and draught are unknown), but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 6 feet high.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

This is a pair of locks, the rise of which is not known.

Struncheon Hill Locks Nos 6 and 73 miles, 7½ furlongs
Bethells Bridge3 miles, 1¾ furlongs
Corps Landing Branch Junction2 miles, 5¾ furlongs
Frodingham Beck Junction1 mile, 7½ furlongs
Brigham1 mile, 1¾ furlongs
Snakeholme Locks Nos 4 and 5
Snakeholme Lock Narrows1 furlong
Trout Inn Pontoon Mooring2¾ furlongs
Wansford Road Bridge3½ furlongs
Wansford Lock No 34¾ furlongs
Whin Hill Lock No 21 mile, 3¼ furlongs
 
 
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In the direction of Struncheon Hill Locks Nos 6 and 7

Aike Beck Junction7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Struncheon Hill Locks Nos 6 and 7, then on the River Hull (Main Line) to Aike Beck Junction
Beverley Beck Wharves13 miles, 2½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Struncheon Hill Locks Nos 6 and 7, then on the River Hull (Main Line) to Grovehill Junction, then on the River Hull (Beverley Beck) to Beverley Beck Wharves

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rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Lock (water navigation)] staircases are more common: Snakeholme Lock and Struncheon Hill Lock on the Driffield Navigation were converted to staircase locks after low water levels hindered [Snakeholme Lock] Snakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase [Driffield Navigation] to draft limits. The initial locks were: Sheepwash Lock (now known as Town Lock) Whinhill Lock Wansford Lock Snakeholme Lock In 1776 the commissioners [Struncheon Hill Lock] the top cill. The lock was originally built as a single lock, but like Snakeholme lock, it was found that at low tides there was not enough depth to get
 
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Driffield Navigation
Much of the waterway is unnavigable due to derelict locks and lowered bridges. ... For more details see the History page. ... Snakeholme Lock Nos 4 & 5.
Driffield Navigation - Wikipedia
The Driffield Navigation is an 11-mile (18 km) waterway, through the heart of the Holderness ... The original plans for the canal section of the navigation included four locks, each of which was timber floored, ... they hoped to construct a new lock at Thornham Bottoms, below Snakeholme, and to dredge the river below that .
Studies in the Ecology of Rivers: IV. Observations on the Growth and ...
speeds of flow as 1-0, 1-6 and 4-5 ft. per sec. near Driffield, Whinhill and ... Below Driffield Lock the effluent from the local sewage works enters the river. ..... Mean no./sq. mm. of algae in river Hull. Driffield Whinhill Snakeholme West Beck.
Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between ... The water level could differ by 4 feet (1.2 m) or 5 feet (1.5 m) at each lock and in the Grand Canal the level was raised in this way by 138 feet (42 m). .... (If the lock has no water in it at all, perhaps for maintenance work, it might also  ...
HiFlows-UK - note on version 3.1.1
5. Changes to data. 5.1 Stations where WISKI data have replaced part of the previous HiFlows-UK dataset. 6. ... The current version of HiFlows-UK (v3.1.1) contains AMAX and POT data for 953 gauging stations, of which ... QMED. Suitable for. Pooling. 34004 Costessey Mill. Anglian. YES. NO. NO. NO ..... Snakeholme Lock.
The history of Snakeholme Pit
This would then become a focal point for the Branch and a major asset in the task of ... When no longer required, Anglian Water filled the pit with water and used it as a ... Locks and chains had to be put on this gate to keep out illegal rubbish ...
East Yorkshire River Trust - Wansford Bridge to Snakeholme
4. Some unstable bank side trees and bushes were hinged and secured into the channel to create cover for mammals and fish and increase flow diversity. 5.