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River Idle Entrance Sluice

 
EA require 48 hours notice of intent to enter the river, and there is a high toll.
Canal Lane, Bassetlaw DN10 4EX, United Kingdom
 
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River Idle Entrance Sluice is a minor waterways place on the River Idle between Misson (7 miles and 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock to the west) and Trent - Idle Junction (Junction of the River Trent and the River Idle ) (½ furlongs and 1 lock to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Misson is West Stockwith Navigable Sluice (A pumping station is by the side of the sluice.); 1¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Trent - Idle Junction is River Idle Junction Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Trent - Idle Junction

West Stockwith Basin2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Stockwith Basin
Keadby Visitor Moorings12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Keadby Junction, then on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Stainforth and Keadby Canal) to Keadby Visitor Moorings
Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities9 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities
Torksey Lock15 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Torksey Junction, then on the Fossdyke Canal to Torksey Lock
Hop Pole Bridge No 5914 miles, 1½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Hop Pole Bridge No 59
Forest Middle Top Lock No 5518 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Forest Middle Top Lock No 55
Forest Middle Top Water Point18 miles, 3½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Forest Middle Top Water Point

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Trent - Idle Junction

West Stockwith Basin2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Stockwith Basin
Keadby Visitor Moorings12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Keadby Junction, then on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Stainforth and Keadby Canal) to Keadby Visitor Moorings
Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities9 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities
Torksey Lock15 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Torksey Junction, then on the Fossdyke Canal to Torksey Lock
Forest Middle Top Lock No 5518 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Forest Middle Top Lock No 55

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Trent - Idle Junction

West Stockwith Basin2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Stockwith Basin
Keadby Visitor Moorings12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Keadby Junction, then on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Stainforth and Keadby Canal) to Keadby Visitor Moorings
Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities9 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Clayworth CRT Boaters Facilities
Torksey Lock15 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Torksey Junction, then on the Fossdyke Canal to Torksey Lock
Forest Middle Top Lock No 5518 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Forest Middle Top Lock No 55

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Trent - Idle Junction

West Stockwith Basin2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Stockwith Basin
Manor Farm Winding Hole2 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Manor Farm Winding Hole
Drakeholes Tunnel (southern entrance)6 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Drakeholes Tunnel (southern entrance)
Drakeholes Visitor Moorings6 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Drakeholes Visitor Moorings
Otter's Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Otter's Bridge Winding Hole
Clayworth Top Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Clayworth Top Bridge Winding Hole
Main Street Winding Hole11 miles, 4 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Main Street Winding Hole
Grove Mill Bridge Winding Hole14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Grove Mill Bridge Winding Hole
Retford Winding Hole15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to Retford Winding Hole
Babworth Winding Hole16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Babworth Winding Hole
Forest Top Lock Winding Hole18 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Chesterfield Canal - River Trent Junction, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Retford to the Trent) to West Retford Lock No 58, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Forest Top Lock Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Trent - Idle Junction

Torksey Lock15 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Trent - Idle Junction, then on the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby) to Torksey Junction, then on the Fossdyke Canal to Torksey Lock

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[River Idle] navigation as far upstream as East Retford, although access to the river through the entrance sluices is very expensive. Its drainage functions are managed by the [Hatfield Chase] Vermuyden to drain it in 1626. The work involved the re-routing of the Rivers Don, Idle and Torne, and the construction of drainage channels. It was not wholly [Artisanal mining] soil and sluicing involved in artisanal mining, water siltation, erosion, and soil degradation can be an issue in rivers used for mining. Rivers are also [Oldcotes Dyke] in 1926. The stream is the outflow of two lakes, connected together by sluices. On the eastern edge of Holme Wood, Owlands Wood Dike splits, and the two [Thorne and Hatfield Moors] Cornelius Vermuyden. The River Don was routed northwards from Stainforth, passing to the west of the moors; the River Idle routed along the southern
 
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