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River Severn (tidal section)

The Act of Parliament for the River Severn (tidal section) was passed on 17 September 1888 despite strong opposition from Nicholas Edwards who owned land in the area. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Kirklees to Windsor canal at Knowsley, the difficulty of tunneling under Brench caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Peterborough instead. Expectations for manure traffic to Warwick never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the River Severn (tidal section) Trust.

Information about the waterway

The River Severn (tidal section) is a seaway and is part of the River Severn. It runs for 22 miles and ¾ furlongs from Portishead Harbour Entrance (which is a dead end) to Sharpness Junction (where it joins the River Severn (old river navigation) and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal).

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 River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bristol to Avonmouth) at Avonmouth; with the Lydney and Pidcocks Canal at Severn - Lydney and Pidcocks Canal Junction and with the River Wye at Beachley Point.

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

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Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
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Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Pearson's Canal Companion: Severn & Avon: Mid-Worcestershire Ring and Cotswold Canals (Saul-Sapperton)

Portishead Harbour Entrance A useful place to wait for the tide.
Avonmouth Junction of the River Severn and the River Avon (Bristol)	1 mile and 2½ furlongs	0 locks
Second Severn Crossing M4 Motorway	6 miles and 4½ furlongs	0 locks
Beachley Point Junction of the River Severn and the River Wye	9 miles and 6½ furlongs	0 locks
Severn Bridge	10 miles and 6¾ furlongs	0 locks
Oldbury on Severn Nuclear power station	14 miles and 2½ furlongs	0 locks
Severn - Lydney and Pidcocks Canal Junction Junction of the River Severn and the Lydney and Pidcocks Canal	21 miles and 3 furlongs	0 locks
Sharpness Junction Junction of Gloucester and Sharpness Ship Canal with the River Severn	22 miles and ¾ furlongs	0 locks

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Wikipedia

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The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, discharging an average of 107 m³/s (3,800 cu ft/s) into the Bristol Channel at Apperley, Gloucestershire. It rises in the Cambrian Mountains in mid Wales, at an altitude of 2,001 feet (610 m), on the Plynlimon massif, which lies close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes. The river then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The county towns of Shrewsbury, Gloucester and the City of Worcester lie on its course.

The Severn's major tributaries are the Vyrnwy, the Tern, the Teme, the Warwickshire Avon, and the Worcestershire Stour.

By convention, the River Severn is usually considered to end, and the Severn Estuary to begin, after the Second Severn Crossing, between Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire and Sudbrook, Monmouthshire. The total area of the Estuary’s drainage basin is 4,409 square miles (11,419 km²). That figure excludes the area of the River Wye and the Bristol Avon, both of which flow into the Severn Estuary. The Estuary discharges into the Bristol Channel, which opens into the Celtic Sea and from there into the Atlantic Ocean.

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