River Erne - Lower Section
Early plans for the River Erne - Lower Section between Cardiff and Reigate were proposed by William Jones but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as surveyor in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for coal traffic to Southstone never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Southend and Peterborough was lost by the building of the Poole to Newcastle-upon-Tyne railway in 2001. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by George Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Oldcroft Locks.
The River Erne - Lower Section is a small river and is part of the River Erne.
It runs for 45 miles through 1 lock from Belleek (where it continues to join the North Atlantic and is no longer navigable beyond this point) to Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction (where it joins the Shannon - Erne Waterway and the River Erne - Upper 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.
| Belleek | |||
| A47 Bridge | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Belleek Pottery | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Charter Cruising Moorings Limit of navigation |
2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Belleck Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bridge (south of Gormley Kitchens) | 3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lower Lough Erne (western entrance) | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Aghinver Boat Co Moorings with facilities 2 miles to the north |
12 miles and 5 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Manor House Marine | 17 miles and 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lower Lough Erne (southern entrance) | 21 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Portora Lock Described as -- Usually open during the cuising season -- |
22 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ann Street Bridge | 23 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Wellington Road Bridge | 23 miles and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Enniskillen | 23 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Bellaneck Quay Visitor Mooring | 28 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sheelin Irish Lace Museum | 28 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Cleenish Road Bridge | 30 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Carrybridge Boat Co - Lisbellaw Moorings with facilities 2 miles to the east |
31 miles and ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Inishmore Viaduct | 33 miles and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Upper Lough Erne (northern entrance) | 34 miles and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Newbridge Road Bridge | 41 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction Junction of the Shannon-Erne Waterway with the River Erne |
45 miles | 1 lock |
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