Foxton locks located along on the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line. Starting at the River Thames in London, you’ll travel 203 km through 91 locks before reaching the top lock at Foxton. N Foxton Locks The water at Foxton Locks comes from several sources: • The main water sources are Welford, Sulby and Naseby reservoirs. • Water can also be pumped back up Watford locks to bring in water from much further south in the network. • The water at Foxton can come from as far away as the River Great Ouse near Milton Keynes. The water can be pumped all the way up Brassworks Feeder here, and also from Daventry and Drayton reservoirs. *** Olympic-size swimming pools of water passed through The equivalent of around 495 Olympic *** lock last year • There are 10 locks at Foxton and each of them have a balancing size swimming pools of water pass through Foxton locks each year! pond to their side. These ponds are used to reduce the volume of Gayton Feeder water running down the flight during busy periods. Rising Brook Feeder Brereton Feeder A lockage is when you fill and empty a lock; this also moves water Fradley Junction around the network Welford Lock • Each of the 10 locks holds approximately 140,000 litres of water, that’s the equivalent of 1.3 double decker buses full of water. There are around 4,100 lockages along the lock flight each year. Daventry and Drayton Reservoirs to the south. Watford 133 km and Milton For more information visit: canalrivertrust.org.uk Keynes 80 km to the south. email: [email protected] .