River Ribble (Ribble Link)

The River Ribble (Ribble Link) is a broad canal and is part of the River Ribble.
It runs for 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs through 9 locks from Ribble - Savick Brook Junction (where it joins the River Ribble (Main River)) to Ribble Link - Lancaster Canal Junction (where it joins the Lancaster Canal (Main Line)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 62 feet long and 14 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
Passage through the Ribble Link must be pre-booked with the Canal & River Trust.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 09M - Lancaster Canal Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
Ribble - Savick Brook Junction Junction of River Ribble and Savick Brook (Ribble Link) |
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Ribble Link Lock No 9 Sea lock with rotating gates |
4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Savick Lock Pontoon | 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Savick Bridge | 5 furlongs | 1 lock | |
Crow's Nest Sculpture Oak sculpture on a steel pole |
5¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Junction with Deepdale Brook The brook is not navigable |
5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Pumping Station Pipe Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Lock No 8 Mooring Pontoon | 1 mile | 1 lock | |
Ribble Link Lock No 8 | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Winding Hole above Lock No 8 | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Mooring Pontoons below Bridge No 9 | 1 mile and 1 furlong | 2 locks | |
Goodiers Bridge No 9 Farm bridge |
1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Edith Rigby Way Bridge | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Ribble Link Lock No 7 | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Golf Club Footbridge No 8 Built in 1996 by wrg |
1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Golf Club Access Road Bridge No 7 | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 3 locks | |
Ribble Link Lock No 6 | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Leyland Bridge No 6 Lea Road Bridge |
2 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
Ribble Link Lock No 5 | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
Ribble Link Lock No 5 Winding Hole | 2 miles and 2 furlongs | 5 locks | |
Savick Way Bridge No 5 | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Ribble Link Lock No 4 | 2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Ribble Link Railway Bridge No 4 Preston to Blackpool Line |
2 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
Tom Benson Way Bridge No 3 | 2 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
Tom Benson Way Footbridge No 2 | 2 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ribble Link Staircase Winding Hole | 2 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ribble Link Staircase Locks Nos 1 to 3 Three lock staircase |
2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ribble Link Staircase Public Art by staircase top lock |
2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Ribble Link Junction Basin | 2 miles and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
Ribble Link Junction Footbridge No 1 | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Ribble Link - Lancaster Canal Junction | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks |
- Building Edith Rigby Way — associated with Edith Rigby Way Bridge
- website
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