Annual Lockage Report 2014
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Annual Lockage Report 2014 Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Annual Lockage Report 2014 The monitoring of lock operations across the network remains an essential element in our water resources management, business and corporate planning. This report marks the 14th year of publishing an Annual Lockage Report. For the 2014 report, we have based the analysis of each Waterway on those lock sites with complete records for both 2013 and 2014 (the comparison sites). Lockage can be defined simply as lock usage through the filling and emptying of a lock chamber, which in turn allows the movement of water and passage of boats. It is important to distinguish lockage from boat movements, which are the actual number of boats which travel through a lock. We have separated boat movements from lockage to acknowledge that averages can be skewed by the boat:lockage ratio (in the case of a typical broad lock, the ratio can be between one and four boats per lockful of water used). The number of lockage and boat movement comparison sites included in the report is 175, an increase of 22 compared with 2013. The total number of lock monitoring sites giving an annual total has increased from 163 (in 2013) to 169 (in 2014). Increased reliability and geographical coverage of lock counters gives us a much better appreciation of overall trends. In the Appendix we have included, for information only, the sites where a complete record for 2013 and 2014 is not available. Nationally, the average number of recorded lock operations in 2014 increased by 2% compared with 2013, (for those sites where data was available for both 2013 and 2014). All Waterways showed an increase in lock usage with the exception of Central Shires and South East. The reasons for these year to year variations are complex and are not fully understood. In terms of weather, 2014 was an average year meaning that the main boating season was unaffected. The heavy rainfall and floods experienced at the beginning of 2014 would have had an effect on lock usage in those weeks but very little overall impact on the annual total. The report contains the following: a summary table ranking the Waterways by average annual lock operations for 2014; a map showing average annual lockage by Waterway, a graph showing the estimated annual lockage by Waterway and detailed reports of lockage and boat movements for each Waterway for the last three years, separated into the individual canals within the Waterway. The Appendix provides the data for the incomplete sites (i.e. those for which good quality data for both 2013 and 2014 was unavailable). I trust you find this report informative. Dr Adam Comerford National Hydrology Manager, Water Management Ranking position 2013 Waterway Average lock 2014 Waterway Average lock 2014 Ranking Waterway compared to counts counts 2013 = 1 Central Shires 4437 4420 2 North Wales & Borders 3938 4186 3 South East 4019 4002 = 4 West Midlands 2788 2882 = 5 Kennet & Avon 2188 2250 = 6 South Wales & Severn 1869 1895 = 7 London 1782 1863 8 Manchester & Pennine 1164 1278 9 North West 1103 1175 10 North East 964 981 = 11 East Midlands 887 901 Average Annual Lockage 2014 0 - 1200 1201 - 2400 2401 - 3600 3601 - 4800 1:2,000,000,000 Produced by: Average Annual Lockage 2014 Water Management January 2015 - © Crown copyright and database rights, 2013, Ordnance Survey 100030994. © Next Perspectives, 2013. Contains Royal Mail data, © Royal Mail copyright and database right, 2013. Contains National Statistics data, © Crown copyright and database right, 2013. The estimated annual lockage is based on the average lockage recorded at each monitoring site scaled by the total number of locks. Annual Lockage Report 2014 Comparison Sites Waterway: Central Shires Canal: Caldon Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 1, Bedford Street Telemetry SJ 873468 2774 2724 2715 -9 0% Lock 11, Hazelhurst Middle Lock Telemetry SJ 948538 2456 2457 2646 189 8% Lock 3, Planet Lock Manual Reading SJ 878464 2598 2731 2553 -178 -7% Lock 4, Engine Lock Manual Reading SJ 900514 2525 2606 81 3% Lock 8, Road Lock Telemetry SJ 916519 2069 2259 190 9% Summary stats for Caldon Avg: 2609 2501 2556 55 2% Canal: Coventry & Ashby Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 1, Atherstone Top Lock Telemetry SP 303976 5558 5258 5151 -107 -2% Lock 12, Glascote Top Lock Telemetry SK 216033 5805 6404 5890 -514 -8% Summary stats for Coventry & Ashby Avg: 5682 5831 5521 -311 -5% Canal: Grand Union Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 38, Kings Lock Telemetry SK 567007 1276 1299 1215 -84 -6% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1276 1299 1215 -84 -6% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Canal: Trent & Mersey Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Telemetry SK 455306 3900 3777 3777 0 0% Lock 11, Wychnor Lock Telemetry SK 185161 7496 7258 7184 -74 -1% Lock 20, Woodend Lock Telemetry SK 127135 8491 7661 7068 -593 -8% Lock 21, Colwich Lock Telemetry SK 008212 8912 8186 8239 53 1% Lock 27, Star Lock Telemetry SJ 902336 5965 5943 -22 0% Lock 35, Trentham Lock Telemetry SJ 884398 5174 4835 5042 207 4% Lock 37, Cockshutes Lock Telemetry SJ 874461 5414 4652 4657 5 0% Lock 40, Summit Lock (Etruria) Telemetry SJ 872465 5338 4250 4773 523 12% Lock 6, Stenson Lock Telemetry SK 325299 3713 3380 3427 47 1% Summary stats for Trent & Mersey Avg: 6055 5552 5568 16 0% Summary stats for Central Shires Avg: 4922 4437 4420 -17 0% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Waterway: East Midlands Canal: Beeston Canal Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 6, Castle Lock Telemetry SK 570393 2649 3041 2996 -45 -1% Summary stats for Beeston Canal Avg: 2649 3041 2996 -45 -1% Canal: Chesterfield Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 34, Turner Wood Telemetry SK 542813 196 279 255 -24 -9% Lock 51, Worksop Bracebridge Lock Telemetry SK 595791 412 408 462 54 13% Lock 56, Forest Middle Lock Telemetry SK 668830 592 625 699 74 12% Lock 61, Gringley Lock Telemetry SK 728916 210 251 253 2 1% Summary stats for Chesterfield Avg: 353 391 417 27 7% Canal: Erewash Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 61, Long Eaton Telemetry SK 488335 721 715 738 23 3% Summary stats for Erewash Avg: 721 715 738 23 3% Summary stats for East Midlands Avg: 797 887 901 14 2% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Waterway: Kennet & Avon Canal: Kennet & Avon Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 105, Fobney Lock Telemetry SU 705710 1447 1783 1456 -327 -18% Lock 13, Bath Lock Telemetry ST 758646 2017 2397 2577 180 8% Lock 15, Semington Lock Telemetry ST 901609 2956 3432 3761 329 10% Lock 21, Seend Lock Telemetry ST 933613 2691 3231 3468 237 7% Lock 49, Maton Lock Telemetry ST 995617 1482 1685 1845 160 9% Lock 51, Wootton Rivers Telemetry SU 199629 1699 1887 1998 111 6% Lock 60, Crofton Lock Telemetry SU 248622 1831 1928 1932 4 0% Lock 71, Picketsfield Lock Telemetry SU 316680 1526 1763 1790 27 2% Lock 76, Wire Lock Telemetry SU 362681 1646 1811 1994 183 10% Lock 78, Kintbury Lock Telemetry SU 385671 2036 2058 2068 10 0% Lock 85, Newbury Lock Telemetry SU 470671 2525 2376 2282 -94 -4% Lock 96, Padworth Middle Lock Telemetry SU 606671 1843 1904 1834 -70 -4% Summary stats for Kennet & Avon Avg: 1975 2188 2250 63 3% Summary stats for Kennet & Avon Avg: 1975 2188 2250 63 3% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Waterway: London Canal: Grand Union Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 90, Hanwell flight (Norwood) Telemetry TQ 136793 1392 1443 1272 -171 -12% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1392 1443 1272 -171 -12% Canal: Lee & Stort Navigation Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 3, Roydon Lock Telemetry TL 410104 1574 1824 2145 321 18% Lock 4, Stanstead Lock Telemetry TL 380121 1841 1980 1942 -38 -2% Summary stats for Lee & Stort Navigation Avg: 1708 1902 2044 142 7% Canal: Regents Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 12, Commercial Road Telemetry TQ 363811 802 1213 902 -311 -26% Lock 2, Hawley Telemetry TQ 287841 2290 2452 3052 600 24% Summary stats for Regents Avg: 1546 1833 1977 145 8% Summary stats for London Avg: 1580 1782 1863 80 4% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Waterway: Manchester & Pennine Canal: Ashton Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 17, Droylsden Lock Telemetry SJ 898978 1179 1161 929 -232 -20% Lock 2, Ancoats Telemetry SJ 854982 875 849 -26 -3% Summary stats for Ashton Avg: 1179 1018 889 -129 -13% Canal: Huddersfield Narrow Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 12W, HNC Telemetry SD 975012 459 410 454 44 11% Lock 16E, Westwood Lock Telemetry SE 098149 358 349 428 79 23% Lock 1E, Stanley Dawson Lock Telemetry SE 148162 377 400 23 6% Lock 22W, Upper Mill Telemetry SD 996058 553 625 676 51 8% Lock 28E, HNC Telemetry SE 065131 339 355 322 -33 -9% Lock 30W, Shaw Mill Telemetry SE 001069 367 411 44 12% Lock 3W, Ashton Lock Telemetry SJ 948985 528 503 511 8 2% Lock 41E, Marsden Lock Telemetry SE 048118 328 335 368 33 10% Summary stats for Huddersfield Narrow Avg: 428 415 446 31 7% Produced: Jan 2015 Annual Lockage Report 2014 Canal: Macclesfield Annual Lockage Totals Site Type NGR 2012 2013 2014 Annual Change Lock 1, Bosley Top Lock Telemetry SJ 904666 3376 3102 3130 28 1% Summary stats for Macclesfield Avg: 3376 3102