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River Escaut - Main waterway

Early plans for the River Escaut - Main waterway between Presford and Banstead were proposed by George Smith but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as engineer in 1816. In 1905 the Wigan and Sunderland Canal built a branch to join at Crewe. Expectations for pottery traffic to Eastcorn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Waveney and Scarborough was lost by the building of the Poleton to Redcar railway in 2001. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Parker navigated Cardiff Locks in a bathtub.

Information about the waterway

The River Escaut - Main waterway is a large river and is part of the River Escaut. It runs for 11.40 kilometres through 4 locks from Saint-Quentin - Escaut Jonction (where it joins the Canal de Saint-Quentin: Main line) to Division of River Escaut (where it joins the River Escaut - Western branch and the River Escaut - Eastern Branch).

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.

Saint-Quentin - Escaut Jonction Junction of Canal de Saint-Quentin with River Escaut at Cambrai
Ecluse double 2 de Selles	0.41 kilometres	0 locks
Ecluse double 3 d'Erre	2.95 kilometres	1 lock
Ecluse double 4 de Thun l'Evêque	7.09 kilometres	2 locks
Ecluse double 5 et barrage d'Iwuy	9.23 kilometres	3 locks
Division of River Escaut River Escaut splits into two branches to join the Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut	11.40 kilometres	4 locks

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External websites

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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