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Halifax Luddenden Foot Tunnel 1, Tuel Lane Tunnel 2 2 4 Sowerby Bridge Junction

2 Locks 3 & 4, Tuel Lane Lock 1 Sowerby 4 6 6 6 9: Brookfoot Lock 4

8 11: Brighouse Top Lock 3 16 4 10: Ganny Lock 8: Cromwell Lock 18 7: Park Nook Lock 20 10 14: Top Lock 4: Longlees Lock 6: Lock

2 14 Rastrick 13: Anchor Pit Flood Lock 15: Kirkless Low Lock

5: Woodside Mills Lock 12 Cooper Bridge Junction Greetland Elland 24 Flood Gates, Cooper Bridge 2 16: Cooper Bridge Lock 6 22 Bradley 5

Navigation notes Calder & Hebble Navigation at this lock. Before Salterhebble leaving the lock, boaters should be clear about Calder & Hebble Navigation the layout of the junction and of their intended passage. Follow instructions on flood warning Length 57ft 6in (17.5m). Beam 14ft 2in (4.3m). 7 Max 57ft Headroom 9ft 4in (2.8m). Draught 3ft 6in (1m). notices. Rochdale Canal Stoppages and restrictions Locks 3 & 4, Tuel Lane Lock: Operated by a Calder & Hebble Navigation resident lock-keeper. Passage will only be permitted when the lock is manned (usually 7 8 Flood Lock: Stoppage (5 Feb 07-23 Salterhebble Junction days a week between 8am and 5pm, but check 2 Feb 07): Part of winter stoppage first). Do not attempt to operate the lock 10 programmeFlood gate replacement. Contact: yourself. Follow signage and lock-keeper's 3: Salterhebble Bottom Lock 0113 281 6800 instructions. Do not enter the tunnel whilst boats are in the 8 Locks and bridges lock, or the lock is emptying. Turbulence from this can cause a serious accident. Calder & Hebble Navigation Lock 2, Salterhebble Middle Lock: Calder & Services and facilities Hebble handspike required. Calder & Hebble Navigation Lock 1, Salterhebble Top Lock: Calder & Slipways and docks Hebble handspike required. Water Point 1 Shire Cruisers: Water, Elsan disposal, available refuse disposal. BW. Full boaters' facilities at Calder & Hebble Navigation Shire Cruisers. Lock 3, Salterhebble Bottom Lock; and 1 Shire Cruisers: Slipway. Lock 4, Longlees Lock; and 4 Brighouse Basin: Water, Elsan disposal, Lock 5, Woodside Mills Lock; and toilet. Car parking Lock 6, Elland Lock; and Lock 7, Park Nook Lock; and Rochdale Canal Lock 8, Cromwell Lock; and 6 Lock 1, 1st Sowerby Bridge Lock: BW key Lock 9, Brookfoot Lock; and required. Sanitary Station Lock 10, Ganny Lock; and Lock 11, Brighouse Top Lock: Calder & Calder & Hebble Navigation Hebble handspike required. 8 Salterhebble Lock mooring: Water. Car Lock 12, Brighouse Bottom Lock: Calder & parking. Hebble handspike required. Read flood warning instructions. Visitor moorings Lock 13, Anchor Pit Flood Lock: Be aware of Calder & Hebble Navigation weir boom 2 Sowerby Bridge: Maximum 48hr unless Lock 14, Kirklees Top Lock; and indicated otherwise at site. Total 100 metres. Lock 15, Kirkless Low Lock; and Flood Gates, Cooper Bridge: Calder & Hebble 3 Elland Road: Maximum 48hr unless handspike required. indicated otherwise at site. Total 30 metres. Lock 16, Cooper Bridge Lock: When joining 4 Brighouse Basin: Maximum 48hr unless the Broad Canal at Cooper Bridge, indicated otherwise at site. Total 35 metres. take care to avoid the weir on the river just past 5 Cooper Bridge: Maximum 48hr unless the entrance to lock one. Observe flood markers indicated otherwise at site. Total 50 metres. Flood Gates, Battye Cut: Take care to avoid 7 Halifax Arm: At end of arm. Maximum 48hr the weir and boom on the river. unless indicated otherwise at site. Total 40 Huddersfield Broad Canal metres. 8 Lock 1, Cooper Bridge Lock: When joining the Salterhebble: Maximum 48hr unless Huddersfield Broad Canal at Cooper Bridge indicated otherwise at site. Total 30 metres. take care to avoid the weir just beyond the entrance. The canal enters a river section of the

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Dewsbury

12 Savile Town Flood Gates, Battye Cut Max 57ft 24 Ravensthorpe Wakefield Battyeford Flood Gates, Long Cut End Lock 28: Fall Ing Lock 17: Battyeford Lock Greenwood Flood Gates 28 20 38 7 26 30 18: Bridge Lock Arm Junction 46 8 14 20: Double Lock Top Flood Gate, Wakefield 16 18 34 6 2 22 8 1 24 Healey Flood Gates, Greenwood Cut 19: Greenwood Lock 3 40 23: Figure of Three Top Lock 25 30 22: Millbank Lock 27: Thornes Lock Thornhill 26 5 44 Flood Gate, Thornes Flood Lock

10 4 42 28 26: Broad Cut Low Lock Netherton 6 25: Broad Cut Top Lock Calder Grove

Navigation notes 7 Wakefield Lock Sanitary Station: Water, Elsan disposal, toilet, refuse disposal. Aire & Calder Navigation Wakefield Branch: Length 141ft (42.9m). Visitor moorings Beam 17ft 9in (5.4m). Headroom 11ft 10in Calder & Hebble Navigation (3.6m). Draught 7ft 7in (2.3m). 1 Shepley Marina: Maximum 48hr unless Locks and bridges indicated otherwise at site. Total 60 metres. 2 Perseverance Inn: Maximum 48hr unless Calder & Hebble Navigation indicated otherwise at site. Total 20 metres. Flood Gates, Battye Cut: Take care to avoid 3 Double Lock: Maximum 48hr unless the weir and boom on the river. indicated otherwise at site. Total 55 metres. Lock 17, Battyeford Lock: Calder & Hebble 5 Arms, Horbury: Maximum 48hr handspike required. unless indicated otherwise at site. Total 50 Flood Gates, Greenwood Cut: When metres. approaching the Greenwood Cut (canal) 6 Broad Cut: Maximum 48hr unless indicated section, take care to avoid the weir and boom otherwise at site. Total 30 metres. on the river. 7 Wakefield Lock Sanitary Station: Maximum Lock 18, Shepley Bridge Lock; and 3hr. Total 15 metres. Greenwood Flood Gates: Calder & Hebble handspike required. 8 Fall Ings: Maximum 48hr unless indicated otherwise at site. Total 150 metres. Flood Gates, Long Cut End Lock: Be aware of boom 8 Doncaster Road: Maximum 48hr unless indicated otherwise at site. Total 25 metres. Lock 20, Double Lock Top; and Lock 21, Double Lock Bottom; and Lock 22, Millbank Lock; and Weired Lock, Figure of Three; and Lock 23, Figure of Three Top Lock 25; and Lock 24, Figure of Three Bottom Lock; and Lock 25, Broad Cut Top Lock: Calder & Hebble handspike required. Lock 26, Broad Cut Low Lock: When ascending Broad Cut Low Lock, ground paddle and gate paddle outlets could be above the water level so please exercise caution when opening to avoid flooding your boat Flood Gate, Thornes Flood Lock: Calder & Hebble handspike required. Lock 27, Thornes Lock: Be aware of weir booms Lock 28, Fall Ing Lock: Calder & Hebble handspike required. Read flood warning instructions. Services and facilities

Calder & Hebble Navigation 4 Horbury Bridge: Water, Elsan disposal, toilet, shower, refuse disposal. Car parking 6 Broad Cut: Water, refuse disposal. Car parking

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