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River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole)

The Act of Parliament for the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) was passed on January 1 1876 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Dadford. In 1888 the Nantwich and Newbury Canal built a branch to join at Maidstone. Expectations for iron traffic to Mancester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Tiverhampton kept it open. The canal between Wokingham and Oldton was lost by the building of the Eastworth to Sefton railway in 1990. In Barry Edwards's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Nuneaton Embankment during the General Strike.

Information about the waterway

The River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) is a tidal river and is part of the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section). It runs for 29 miles and 2½ furlongs through 1 lock from Naburn Lock (where it joins the River Ouse : Yorkshire (non-tidal section)) to Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction (where it joins the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Goole to Trent Falls) and the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 150 feet long and 25 feet and 7 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) at Selby Junction (River Ouse); with the River Derwent at Ouse - Derwent Junction; with the Aire and Calder Navigation (River Aire) at Asselby Island and with the River Wharfe (tidal section) at Ouse - Wharfe Junction.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust
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Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map

Waterway Routes 14M - River Ouse and Tributaries Map (Downloadable)

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 6 - Nottingham, York and the North East

Naburn Lock
Two locks, one full length and one half length - the half length lock is not used.

Naburn Lock Weir Exit ½ furlongs 1 lock

Acaster Selby 2 miles and 6½ furlongs 1 lock

Ouse - Wharfe Junction
Junction of the River Ouse and the River Wharfe 4 miles and 4 furlongs 1 lock

Cawood Swing Bridge 5 miles and 4 furlongs 1 lock

Kelfield 6 miles and 5¾ furlongs 1 lock

Wheel Hall 7 miles and 6¾ furlongs 1 lock

Riccall Ings 8 miles and 3 furlongs 1 lock

Turn Head 10 miles and 6 furlongs 1 lock

Barlby 11 miles and 5¾ furlongs 1 lock

Selby Road Swing Bridge 13 miles and 1¼ furlongs 1 lock

Ousegate Railway Swing Bridge 13 miles and 2¼ furlongs 1 lock

Selby Junction (River Ouse)
Junction of Selby Canal and River Ouse (Yorkshire) 13 miles and 4 furlongs 1 lock

Ouse Bank Swing Bridge 14 miles and 3 furlongs 1 lock

Ouse - Derwent Junction
Junction of the River Ouse and the River Derwent 20 miles 1 lock

Long Drax 20 miles and 7¼ furlongs 1 lock

Asselby Island
Junction of the River Ouse (Yorkshire) with the River Aire (access only up to Haddlesey Road Bridge (A19)) 23 miles and 6½ furlongs 1 lock

Boothferry Bridge 24 miles and 4 furlongs 1 lock

Hook Lane Motorway Bridge 25 miles and ¼ furlongs 1 lock

Howden Dyke 26 miles and 1½ furlongs 1 lock

Skelton 26 miles and 7¼ furlongs 1 lock

Hook 27 miles and ½ furlongs 1 lock

Sandhall Road Railway Bridge 27 miles and 5¼ furlongs 1 lock

Sandhall 28 miles and 2 furlongs 1 lock

North Dock Entrance
Access to the North Dock via Victoria Lock 28 miles and 7¾ furlongs 1 lock

Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction
Junction of the River Ouse (Yorkshire) with the Aire and Calder Navigation. 29 miles and 2½ furlongs 1 lock

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[River Ouse, Yorkshire] The River Ouse (/ˈuːz/ OOZ) is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length [River Wharfe] The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England. For much of its length it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley [River Ure] The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England is approximately 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the [River Derwent, Yorkshire] Yorkshire Wolds and the coast to the east, the Vale of York to the west and the River Ouse and Humber Estuary to the south. The area around the river [Ouse] Ouse may refer to: River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse, Sussex River Great Ouse, Northamptonshire and East Anglia River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River [RAF Linton-on-Ouse] RAF Linton-on-Ouse (IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU) is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of York [Longest rivers of the United Kingdom] a river. Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire/ River Ouse/Humber [List of rivers of Yorkshire] as far inland as Naburn Lock on the River Ouse, Knottingley on the River Aire and Askern on the River Don. The River Humber has the second largest tidal [River Don, Yorkshire] The River Don (also called River Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines [River Ouse, Sussex] The Ouse (/uːz/ OOZ) is a 35 mile / 56km long river in the English counties of West and East Sussex. It rises near Lower Beeding in West Sussex, and flows

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Naburn Lock Two locks, one full length and one half length - the half length lock is not used.
Naburn Lock Weir Exit	½ furlongs	1 lock
Acaster Selby	2 miles and 6½ furlongs	1 lock
Ouse - Wharfe Junction Junction of the River Ouse and the River Wharfe	4 miles and 4 furlongs	1 lock
Cawood Swing Bridge	5 miles and 4 furlongs	1 lock
Kelfield	6 miles and 5¾ furlongs	1 lock
Wheel Hall	7 miles and 6¾ furlongs	1 lock
Riccall Ings	8 miles and 3 furlongs	1 lock
Turn Head	10 miles and 6 furlongs	1 lock
Barlby	11 miles and 5¾ furlongs	1 lock
Selby Road Swing Bridge	13 miles and 1¼ furlongs	1 lock
Ousegate Railway Swing Bridge	13 miles and 2¼ furlongs	1 lock
Selby Junction (River Ouse) Junction of Selby Canal and River Ouse (Yorkshire)	13 miles and 4 furlongs	1 lock
Ouse Bank Swing Bridge	14 miles and 3 furlongs	1 lock
Ouse - Derwent Junction Junction of the River Ouse and the River Derwent	20 miles	1 lock
Long Drax	20 miles and 7¼ furlongs	1 lock
Asselby Island Junction of the River Ouse (Yorkshire) with the River Aire (access only up to Haddlesey Road Bridge (A19))	23 miles and 6½ furlongs	1 lock
Boothferry Bridge	24 miles and 4 furlongs	1 lock
Hook Lane Motorway Bridge	25 miles and ¼ furlongs	1 lock
Howden Dyke	26 miles and 1½ furlongs	1 lock
Skelton	26 miles and 7¼ furlongs	1 lock
Hook	27 miles and ½ furlongs	1 lock
Sandhall Road Railway Bridge	27 miles and 5¼ furlongs	1 lock
Sandhall	28 miles and 2 furlongs	1 lock
North Dock Entrance Access to the North Dock via Victoria Lock	28 miles and 7¾ furlongs	1 lock
Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction Junction of the River Ouse (Yorkshire) with the Aire and Calder Navigation.	29 miles and 2½ furlongs	1 lock