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River Shannon - Lough Allen

The Act of Parliament for the River Shannon - Lough Allen was passed on January 1 1782 the same day as that of The Worcester and Birmingham Canal. From a junction with The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Wakefield the canal ran for 23 miles to Southton. Expectations for manure traffic to Bedford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Shannon - Lough Allen were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of pottery from Thanet to Chelmsford prevented closure. The River Shannon - Lough Allen was closed in 1955 when Amberspool Embankment collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Cecil Green made a model of Rochester Locks out of matchsticks live on television.

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The River Shannon - Lough Allen is a lake and is part of the River Shannon. It runs for 8 miles and 1½ furlongs from Lough Allen (southern entrance) (where it joins the River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal) to Lough Allen (northern entrance) (which is a dead end).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

	Lough Allen (southern entrance) Southern Entrance of the Lough Allen Canal at Drumshanbo
	Lough Allen (northern entrance)	8 miles and 1½ furlongs	0 locks

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[Lough Derg (Shannon)] Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Irish: Loch Deirgeirt), is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland. It is the third-biggest on the [Lough Allen] Lough Allen (Irish: Loch Aillionn) is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller [River Shannon] mountain ridge. From the Shannon Pot, the river subsumes a number of tributaries before replenishing Lough Allen at its head. The river runs through or between [Rivers of Ireland] The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of these, Lough Derg is the largest. The Shannon enters [Shannon–Erne Waterway] Leitrim village in County Leitrim to Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. The official opening of the Shannon–Erne Waterway took place at Corraquill Lock [Lough Ree] the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south. There are [List of rivers of Ireland] (360 km) — longest river on the island. Develops into Lough Allen, Lough Bofin, Lough Ree and Lough Derg along its course. Shanow River 15.25 miles (24.54 km) [List of loughs of Ireland] Londonderry* Galway Bay, County Galway Lough Hyne, County Cork Larne Lough, County Antrim* Lough Mahon, County Cork Shannon Estuary, Munster Tralee Bay, County [Shannon River Basin] stand: Shannon River: (going downstream) Dowra Drumshanbo (Lough Allen Canal - Left Bank) 857 Leitrim Village (L. Bank) 485 Carrick-on-Shannon 3,980 Jamestown [Shannon hydroelectric scheme] operation water was stored in the major lakes on the Shannon, Lough Derg, Lough Ree and Lough Allen because Ardnacrusha provided a significant contribution

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