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Göta Waterway (Lake Bottensjön)

Early plans for the Göta Waterway (Lake Bottensjön) between Aberdeen and Liverpool were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until John Rennie was appointed as managing director in 1782. Expectations for iron traffic to Taunington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Sheffield kept it open. The 7 mile section between Neath and Castlestone was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wakefield. In John Edwards's "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Barcorn Locks during the General Strike.

Information about the waterway

Göta Waterway (Lake Bottensjön) is a lake and is part of the Göta Waterway. It runs for 6.86 kilometres from Lake Bottensjön (eastern entrance) (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Rödesund Section)) to Lake Bottensjön (northern entrance) (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Forsviks Section)).

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.

	Lake Bottensjön (eastern entrance)
	Lake Bottensjön (northern entrance)	6.86 kilometres	0 locks

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VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

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