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Description of Ripon Canal: Runs 2 miles from Ripon to the junction with the River Ure at Oxclose Lock
History of Ripon Canal: Promoted by Acts of 1767 and 1820. In was abandoned in 1955 and most of it was restored in 1986 with the final length into Ripon Basin being opened in September 1996.
For more details see the History page.
Rippon basin - restored 1997
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions of Ripon Canal: Length 58 foot, beam 14 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
Ripon Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with River Ure Junction with the River Ure |
0 |
1 |
N |
SE332679 |
99 |
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Bell Furrows Lock |
1.3 |
2 |
N |
SE324699 |
99 |
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Rhodes Field Lock |
1.5 |
3 |
N |
SE323703 |
99 |
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Ripon Basin |
End of navigation |
2.1 |
3 |
N |
SE315707 |
0 |
NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.