Waterways in the United Kingdom
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Waterways in the United Kingdom is a link page for any river, canal, firth or estuary in the United Kingdom.
Related topics: Waterway restoration, History of the British canal system, Transport in the United Kingdom, Conservation in the United Kingdom, British Waterways, Navigation authority, Aqueduct, Barge, Boat lift, Distributary, Flood plain, Lock, Narrowboat, River delta, Ship transport, Towpath, Tributary, Tunnel, Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom, List of reservoirs and dams
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[edit] Rivers in the United Kingdom
See Rivers of the United Kingdom for a list of the rivers of United Kingdom organised geographically.
Major navigable rivers include the Humber, Mersey, Yorkshire Ouse, Severn, Thames, Trent and Firth of Forth. Some minor navigable rivers may be classified as canals. Others include the Warwickshire Avon, the Bristol Avon.
See also articles on the Subterranean rivers of London, and the Jubilee River, which although man-made was designed to look and act like a natural river rather than a canal.
[edit] Canals in the United Kingdom
See Canals of Great Britain for a list of the canals of Great Britain organised alphabetically by county, and lists of abandoned and future canal routes.
Likewise, see Canals of Ireland, which covers both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
[edit] See also
- Geography of the United Kingdom
- History of the British canal system
- World Canals Conference
- Falkirk Helix
