A list of the inland waterways within each IWA Branch and Region

East Midlands Region

Leicestershire Branch

Charnwood Forest Canal
Grand Union Canal – River Avon aqueduct (Northamptonshire / Leicestershire boundary) to River Soar
Melton Mowbray Navigation (River Wreake Navigation)
Oakham Canal
River Soar

Lincolnshire Branch

River Ancholme
Billinghay Skirth
Bourne Eau
Caistor Canal
Clay Dike
Fossdyke Navigation
River Glen
Horncastle Canal
Humber Estuary – South Bank
Louth Navigation
Sincil Bank Drain
Sleaford Navigation
South Forty-Foot (Black Sluice) Drain
Timberland Delph
River Trent (East Bank) – Trent Falls to tail of Cromwell Lock
River Witham
River Welland
Witham Navigable Drains

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Branch

Cromford Canal
Derby Canal
Erewash Canal
Grantham Canal
Nottingham Canal
River Trent – tail of Cromwell Lock to Shardlow
Trent & Mersey Canal – River Trent to Dove Aqueduct

Eastern Region

Great Ouse Branch

Bottisham Lode
Burwell Lode
River Cam
River Great Ouse from Bedford to the sea
Great Ouse Relief Channel
River Ivel
River Kym
River Lark
Little Ouse (Cambridgeshire)
River Nar
New Bedford River (100 Foot River)
Reach Lode
Soham Lode
Swaffham Bulbeck Lode
Wicken Fen
River Wissey

Both Great Ouse and Milton Keynes Branches have an interest in the proposed Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterway.

Ipswich Branch

River Blyth Navigation
River Colne
Dilham Dyke
River Gipping (Ipswich & Stowmarket Navigation)
Lake Lothing
Norfolk & Suffolk Broads
North Walsham & Dilham Canal
Oulton Broad
River Stour

Milton Keynes Branch

Grand Union Canal – Great Ouse Aqueduct to Ship Bridge, Marsworth
Grand Union Canal – derelict section of Stratford / Buckingham Arm

Both Great Ouse and Milton Keynes Branches have an interest in the proposed Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterway.

Northampton Branch

Grand Union Canal – Great Ouse Aqueduct to Braunston Turn
Grand Union Canal – Northampton Arm and Welford Arm
Grand Union Canal – Norton Junction to River Avon aqueduct (Northamptonshire / Leicestershire boundary)
Grand Union Canal – navigable section of Stratford / Buckingham Arm
River Nene – West of Thrapston Bridge

Peterborough Branch

Forty-Foot Drain (Horseways to Welches Dam)
River Nene – East of Thrapston Bridge
Middle Level Navigations
Old Bedford River (incl. from Welches Dam to Salters Lode Tidal Doors)

London Region

Chelmsford Branch

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Mundon (White House Farm) Canal
River Thames – North bank east of the old GLC boundary

Chiltern Branch

Grand Union Canal – Tail of Stocker’s Lock to Ship Bridge, Marsworth
Grand Union Canal – Aylesbury Arm
Grand Union Canal – Wendover Arm

Lee and Stort Branch

River Lee from the M25 to Hertford
River Stort

West London Branch

Grand Union Canal – Paddington Branch West of Ha’penny Bridge
Grand Union Canal – River Thames to tail of Stockers Lock
Grand Union Canal – Slough Arm

North and East London Branch

East London Rivers – Bow Back Rivers
Grand Union Canal – Paddington Branch East of Ha’penny Bridge
Hertford Union Canal
River Lee – River Thames to the M25
Limehouse Cut
London Docklands waterways North of the Thames
Regents Canal
River Roding (including Barking Creek)

South London Branch

Grosvenor Canal
Kensington Canal
London Docklands waterways South of the Thames
River Thames – Teddington Weir to the old GLC boundary by Purfleet
River Thames – all navigable creeks not part of N E London area

North East and Yorkshire Region

East Yorkshire Branch

Beverley Beck
River Derwent
Driffield Navigation
River Hull
Humber Estuary – North Bank
Leven Canal
Market Weighton Canal
Pocklington Canal
Yorkshire Ouse – Trent Falls to Goole

North Riding Branch

River Aire – tidal section below Chapel Haddlesey
River Foss
Ouseburn
Ripon Canal
River Swale
River Tees
River Tyne
River Ure – Ox Close to Ouse Gill Beck
River Wansbeck
River Wear
River Wharfe
Yorkshire Ouse – Ouse Gill Beck to Goole

South Yorkshire and The Dukeries Branch

Barnsley Canal – Royston to Dearne & Dove Canal
Chesterfield Canal
Dearne & Dove Canal
River Don
Dutch River
River Idle
New Junction Canal
Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
River Trent (West Bank) – Trent Falls to Cromwell Lock

West Riding Branch

River Aire – Bank Dole Junction to Chapel Haddlesey
Aire & Calder Navigation – Leeds to Goole
Aire & Calder Navigation – Wakefield Section
Barnsley Canal – Wakefield to Royston
Bradford Canal
Calder & Hebble Navigation
Halifax Canal
Huddersfield Broad Canal
Huddersfield Narrow Canal – East side of Standedge Tunnel to Huddersfield
Leeds & Liverpool Canal – top of Greenberfield Locks to Leeds
Rochdale Canal – Sowerby Bridge to Yorkshire / Lancashire Border
Selby Canal

North West Region

Chester and Merseyside Branch

Bridgewater Canal – Preston Brook to M6 Road Bridge at Lymm
Bridgewater Canal – Preston Brook to and including Runcorn Locks
River Dee
Leeds & Liverpool Canal – Liverpool to Bridge 17 (Lydiate)
Liverpool Docks
Liverpool Link
Manchester Ship Canal – Eastham Lock to M6 viaduct
River Mersey
St Helens (Sankey) Canal
Shropshire Union Canal – Ellesmere Port to Barbridge Junction
Trent & Mersey Canal – Preston Brook to junction with the Wardle Lock Branch at Middlewich
River Weaver, including the Anderton Lift

Lancashire and Cumbria Branch

Carlisle Canal
Lake District
Lancaster Canal
Leeds & Liverpool Canal – Bridge 17 (Lydiate) to Greenberfield Top Lock
Leeds & Liverpool Canal – Rufford Arm
River Douglas
River Lune
River Ribble
Ribble Link
Ulverston Canal

Manchester Branch

Ashton Canal
Bridgewater Canal – Hulme Lock Branch and Pomona Lock Link
Bridgewater Canal – Leigh Arm of Leeds & Liverpool to Waters Meeting (Stretford)
Bridgewater Canal – Rochdale Canal to Waters Meeting (Stretford)
Bridgewater Canal – Waters Meeting (Stretford) to the M6 Road Bridge at Lymm
Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Ashton Canal to east side of Standedge Tunnel
River Irwell (upper reaches)
Leeds & Liverpool Canal – Leigh Arm, from main line in Wigan to Bridgewater Canal
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal
Manchester and Salford Junction Canal
Manchester Ship Canal – M6 Viaduct to Manchester and Salford Quays & associated short canals
Macclesfield Canal – Marple Junction to top of Bosley Locks
Peak Forest Canal (including Bugsworth Basin)
Rochdale Canal – Manchester to the Lancashire / Yorkshire border
Worsley Delph and underground canals

Shrewsbury District and North Wales Branch

Donnington Wood (Marquess of Stafford’s) Canal
Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Canal – Ellesmere, Prees and Whitchurch arms
Montgomery Canal
Plas Kynaston Canal
River Severn – north of Bewdley (upstream of Canal & River Trust jurisdiction)
Shrewsbury and Newport Canals
Shropshire Canal
Shropshire Union Canal – Barbridge Junction to Droveway Bridge, Pendeford
Shropshire Union Canal – Middlewich Arm to the junction with the Wardle Lock Branch (Trent & Mersey Canal)

South East Region

Guildford & Reading Branch

Basingstoke Canal
Beaulieu River
Chichester Canal
Chichester Harbour
Kennet & Avon Canal – River Thames to Froxfield Bridge
Langstone Harbour
Petworth Canal
Portsmouth & Arundel Canal
Portsmouth Harbour River Rother Navigation (Western Rother)
Redbridge and Andover Canal
River Arun / Arun Navigation
River Avon (Hampshire)
River Hamble
River Itchen
River Medina (Isle of Wight)
River Thames – Teddington Weir to tail of Goring Lock
River Wey, including Godalming Navigation
Salisbury and Southampton Canal
Southwick Ship Canal (Shoreham Harbour)
River Stour (Dorset)
Titchfield Canal
Wey & Arun Canal

Kent & East Sussex Branch

Baybridge Canal
River Brede
Dartford & Crayford Navigation
Little Ouse (Sussex)
River Adur
River Medway
Royal Military Canal
River Rother (Kent)
River Stour (Kent)
River Thames – South bank east of the old GLC boundary
Thames and Medway Canal

Oxfordshire Branch

Oxford Canal – River Thames to Bridge 141 above Claydon Lock No 17
River Thames – tail of Goring Lock to head of navigation
Wilts & Berks Canal from the Thames to the county boundary 1 mile west of Shrivenham

South West and South Wales Region

Avon & Wilts Branch

Rivers Avon & Severn – Tidal navigation that is the responsibility of the Bristol Haven Conservancy, downstream of the second Severn crossing
Avon Navigation (Hanham to Avonmouth, including River Avon and Bristol Docks)
Kennet & Avon Canal – Hanham Lock to Froxfield Bridge
North Wilts Canal
Somersetshire Coal Canal
Wilts & Berks Canal – Kennet & Avon Canal to the county boundary 1 mile west of Shrivenham

Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Branch

Coombe Hill Canal
Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal
Leominster Canal
Lydney Canal
River Severn – from Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury to a point on the tidal navigation which is the seaward extent of responsibility of the Gloucester Harbour Trustees, downstream of the Second Severn Crossing.
River Wye – Hay-on-Wye to Severn Estuary
Stroudwater Navigation
Thames and Severn Canal

South Wales Branch

Brecon and Abergavenny Canal
Glamorganshire and Aberdare Canals
Monmouthshire Canal
Neath Canal
River Usk
River Wye – Hay-on-Wye to source
Swansea Canal
Tennant Canal

West Country Branch

Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
Bude Canal
Cann Quarry Canal
Chard Canal
Dorset & Somerset Canal
Exeter Ship Canal
Grand Western Canal
Liskeard & Looe Union Canal
Par Canal
River Parrett
River Tone
Rolle Canal (Torrington Canal)
Somerset Navigations
Stover Canal
Tavistock Canal

West Midlands Region

Birmingham, Black Country & Worcestershire Branch

Birmingham & Fazeley Canal – Junction with main line to Minworth Bottom Lock
Birmingham Canal – New and Old main lines and associated branches
Droitwich Barge Canal
Droitwich Junction Canal
Dudley Canals (including Lapal)
Grand Union Canal – Top of Camp Hill Locks to Salford Junction
River Severn – Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury to Bewdley
Shropshire Union Canal – Autherley Junction to Droveway Bridge, Pendeford
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal – M54 Bridge at Coven Heath to River Severn
Stourbridge Canal, including all arms and feeders
Tame Valley Canal
Walsall Canal
Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Wyrley & Essington Canal – Birchills Junction to Horseley Fields Junction

Lichfield Branch

Ashby Canal
Birmingham & Fazeley Canal – Minworth Bottom Lock to Fazeley Junction
Cannock Extension
Coventry Canal – North of Marston Junction
Rushall Canal
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal – Hatherton Branch
Staffordshire Worcestershire Canal – M54 Bridge at Coven Heath to Great Haywood Junction.
Trent and Mersey Canal – Sandon Lock to Dove Aqueduct
Wyrley & Essington Canal – Birchills Junction to Huddlesford
Wyrley & Essington Canal – Daw End branch and Anglesey Branch
Wyrley Branch Canal – from Sneyd Junction to Wyrley Bank

North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Branch

Caldon Canal
Macclesfield Canal – Hardings Wood Junction to top of Bosley Locks
Trent and Mersey Canal – Sandon Lock to Middlewich Arm (including Wardle Lock Branch)
Uttoxeter Canal

Warwickshire Branch

Coventry Canal, South of Marston Junction
Grand Union Canal – Top of Camp Hill Locks to Braunston Turn
River Leam (including proposed Leam Link)
Lower Avon (from Tewkesbury to Evesham)
Oxford Canal – Bridge 141 above Claydon Lock to Hawkesbury Junction
Stratford upon Avon Canal (North & South)
Upper Avon (from Evesham to Warwick)

IWA in Scotland

Caledonian Canal
Crinan Canal
Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal
Forth and Clyde Canal
Monkland Canal
All other Scottish rivers and lochs