Dr Adam Comerford National Hydrology Manager, Water Management team

The monitoring of lock operations across the Canal & River Trust network remains an essential element in our water resources management but also to understand the changing patterns in use of the 2,000 miles of waterways in our care. This report marks the 16th year of publishing an Annual Lockage Report, and covers the period January to December 2016. During the year, the Trust restructured a number of waterway boundaries, with the Central Shires Waterway being incorporated into the adjacent West Midlands, East Midlands and Manchester & Pennine Waterways. As this change took effect within the year, this Annual Lockage Report presents data from the 11 previous Waterways. Next year, the 2017 report will present data for the 10 current Waterways. 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). For this report, we have based the analysis of each Waterway on those sites with complete records for both 2015 and 2016 (known as the comparison sites). The number of comparison sites included in the 2016 report is 179, an increase of 2 compared with the previous report. In the Appendix we have included, for information only, sites where the data was of insufficient quality for 2015 and/or 2016, and therefore could not be used for year-to-year comparison. Nationally, the total recorded lockage in 2016 was effectively the same compared with 2015. Increases in lockage numbers were seen in the Kennet & Avon, South Wales & Severn Waterways, East Midlands and North West Waterways. The busiest site recorded was Locks 2&3, Hillmorton on the Oxford Canal, which saw a total of 9,598 lockages in 2016 (there are paired locks at this location), an increase of 5% since 2015. New Marton Lock on the Llangollen Canal was the next busiest lock with 9,104 lockages recorded in the year, an increase of 4% since the previous year. The reasons for year to year variations across the different Waterways and individual locks are numerous and complex. In terms of weather, 2016 was not an average year. Heavy rainfall at the end of 2015 caused significant damage to many northern waterways and the prolonged closure of these canals for repair work can be clearly seen in decrease in lockage, particularly on the Rochdale Canal and the Calder & Hebble Navigation for much of 2016. Further afield, the winter floods did not cause any long term restrictions to navigation, and therefore it is considered there was very little overall impact on the 2016 annual lockage for the whole network. The report contains the following: a summary table ranking the Waterways by average annual lock operations for 2016; a map showing average annual lockage by Waterway; a map showing the distribution of lockage across the network; a graph showing the estimated total annual lockage by Waterway (this is scaled from the recorded lockage using the total number of locks in each of the Waterways, and for this reason it shows a slight increase in estimated total lockage in 2016, even though the recorded lockage was effectively unchanged from 2015); 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 report also includes the 2016 lockage data, ranked from the busiest lock to the least busy, to allow easy identification of where a particular lock sits nationally in terms of its usage. I trust you find this report informative. If you have any queries, or would like to see the data in a different format or for a particular purpose, please contact us via email at water.information@canalrivertrust.org.uk. Dr Adam Comerford National Hydrology Manager, Water Management team

Waterway Rankings 2016 2016 Waterway 2015 Waterway Average lock counts 2016 Waterway Average lock counts Ranking position compared to 2015 1 Central Shires 4289 4203 = 2 South East 4000 4010 = 3 North Wales & Borders 3744 3823 = 4 West Midlands 2625 2694 = 5 Kennet & Avon 2360 2425 = 6 South Wales & Severn 2086 2079 = 7 London 1904 1928 = 9 North West 1217 1261 8 Manchester & Pennine 1269 1168 10 North East 918 979 = 11 East Midlands 851 779 =

Estimated Annual Lock Counts Estimated Total Annual Lockage 4,500,000 4,180,979 4,000,000 3,918,575 3,769,437 3,935,901 3,620,446 3,830,548 3,871,332 3,687,755 3,804,873 South East 3,500,000 West Midlands 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 Central Shires North Wales & Borders Manchester & Pennine Kennet & Avon South Wales & Severn East Midlands 1,000,000 North West 500,000 London North East 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year Annual Total

Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: Central Shires Caldon Lock 1, Bedford Street Telemetry SJ 873468 2715 2604 2423-181 -7% Lock 11, Hazelhurst Middle Telemetry SJ 948538 2646 2537 2374-163 -6% Lock 3, Planet Manual Reading SJ 878464 2553 2566 2534-32 -1% Lock 4, Engine Manual Reading SJ 900514 2606 2189 2133-56 -3% Lock 8, Road Lock Telemetry SJ 916519 2259 2298 2250-48 -2% Summary stats for Caldon Avg: 2556 2439 2343-96 -4% Coventry & Ashby Lock 1, Atherstone Top Telemetry SP 303976 5151 5238 5451 213 4% Lock 12, Glascote Top Telemetry SK 216033 5890 5576 5437-139 -2% Summary stats for Coventry & Ashby Avg: 5521 5407 5444 37 1% Grand Union Lock 38, Kings Telemetry SK 567007 1215 1178 1227 49 4% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1215 1178 1227 49 4% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Trent & Mersey Lock 11, Wychnor Telemetry SK 185161 7184 6606 6193-413 -6% Lock 20, Woodend Telemetry SK 127135 7068 7009 6828-181 -3% Lock 21, Colwich Telemetry SK 008212 8239 8348 7970-378 -5% Lock 27, Star Telemetry SJ 902336 5943 5852 5782-70 -1% Lock 35, Trentham Telemetry SJ 884398 5042 4859 4887 28 1% Lock 37, Cockshutes Telemetry SJ 874461 4657 4330 4358 28 1% Lock 6, Stenson Telemetry SK 325299 3427 3148 3200 52 2% Summary stats for Trent & Mersey Avg: 5937 5736 5603-133 -2% Summary stats for Central Shires Avg: 4440 4289 4203-86 -2% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: East Midlands Beeston Canal Lock 6, Castle Telemetry SK 570393 2996 3046 2799-247 -8% Summary stats for Beeston Canal Avg: 2996 3046 2799-247 -8% Chesterfield Lock 34, Double Bottom Turnerwood Telemetry SK 542813 255 236 202-34 -14% Lock 51, Worksop Bracebridge Telemetry SK 595791 462 439 401-38 -9% Lock 56, Forest Middle Telemetry SK 668830 699 618 598-20 -3% Lock 61, Gringley Telemetry SK 728916 253 488 496 8 2% Summary stats for Chesterfield Avg: 417 445 424-21 -5% Erewash Lock 61, Long Eaton Telemetry SK 488335 738 756 620-136 -18% Lock 73, Eastwood Telemetry SK 460458 407 376 340-36 -10% Summary stats for Erewash Avg: 573 566 480-86 -15% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Summary stats for East Midlands Avg: 830 851 779-72 -8% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon Lock 105, Fobney Telemetry SU 705710 1456 1555 1458-97 -6% Lock 13, Bath Telemetry ST 758646 2577 2676 2771 95 4% Lock 15, Semington Telemetry ST 901609 3761 3841 3786-55 -1% Lock 21, Seend Telemetry ST 933613 3468 3518 3792 274 8% Lock 49, Maton Telemetry ST 995617 1845 1861 1939 78 4% Lock 51, Wootton Rivers Telemetry SU 199629 1998 2269 2317 48 2% Lock 60, Crofton Telemetry SU 248622 1932 1990 2174 184 9% Lock 71, Picketsfield Telemetry SU 316680 1790 1819 1918 99 5% Lock 76, Wire Telemetry SU 362681 1994 1994 1953-41 -2% Lock 78, Kintbury Telemetry SU 385671 2068 2190 2366 176 8% Lock 85, Newbury Telemetry SU 470671 2282 2451 2521 70 3% Lock 96, Padworth Middle Telemetry SU 606671 1834 2150 2100-50 -2% Summary stats for Kennet & Avon Avg: 2250 2360 2425 65 3% Summary stats for Kennet & Avon Avg: 2250 2360 2425 65 3% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: London Grand Union Lock 90, Hanwell flight (Norwood) Telemetry TQ 136793 1272 1037 917-120 -12% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1272 1037 917-120 -12% Lee & Stort Navigation Lock 10, Waltham Common Telemetry TL 370018 2077 2184 107 5% Lock 3, Roydon Telemetry TL 410104 2145 1935 2191 256 13% Lock 4, Stanstead Telemetry TL 380121 1942 2141 2176 35 2% Summary stats for Lee & Stort Navigation Avg: 2044 2051 2184 133 6% Regents Lock 12, Commercial Road Telemetry TQ 363811 902 994 1110 116 12% Lock 2, Hawley Telemetry TQ 287841 3052 3240 2989-251 -8% Summary stats for Regents Avg: 1977 2117 2050-68 -3% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Summary stats for London Avg: 1863 1904 1928 24 1% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: Manchester & Pennine Ashton Lock 17, Droylsden Telemetry SJ 898978 929 959 941-18 -2% Lock 2, Ancoats Telemetry SJ 854982 849 761 849 88 12% Summary stats for Ashton Avg: 889 860 895 35 4% Huddersfield Narrow Lock 12W, HNC Telemetry SD 975012 454 430 589 159 37% Lock 16E, Westwood Telemetry SE 098149 428 505 414-91 -18% Lock 1E, Stanley Dawson Telemetry SE 148162 400 311 432 121 39% Lock 22W, Upper Mill Telemetry SD 996058 676 574 645 71 12% Lock 28E, HNC Telemetry SE 065131 322 312 341 29 9% Lock 30W, Shaw Mill Telemetry SE 001069 411 432 373-59 -14% Lock 3W, Ashton Telemetry SJ 948985 511 498 626 128 26% Lock 41E, Marsden Telemetry SE 048118 368 319 394 75 24% Summary stats for Huddersfield Narrow Avg: 446 423 477 54 13% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Macclesfield Lock 1, Bosley Top Telemetry SJ 904666 3130 3242 2786-456 -14% Summary stats for Macclesfield Avg: 3130 3242 2786-456 -14% Rochdale Lock 1, Albert Wood Telemetry SE 064236 1017 991 702-289 -29% Lock 17, Old Royd Telemetry SD 948242 654 716 94-622 -87% Lock 48, Lower Littleborough Telemetry SD 940163 374 364 78-286 -79% Lock 49, Rochdale Telemetry SD 905124 264 223 90-133 -60% Lock 5, Edward Kilner Telemetry SE 030257 1322 1384 905-479 -35% Lock 65, Alfred Street Telemetry SD 896017 309 225 201-24 -11% Lock 92, Castlefield Dukes Telemetry SJ 831975 1015 945 998 53 6% Summary stats for Rochdale Avg: 708 693 438-254 -37% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Trent & Mersey Lock 42, Limekiln Telemetry SJ 830548 3565 3666 3624-42 -1% Lock 71, Kings Telemetry SJ 706656 4938 5038 4726-312 -6% Lock 75, Big Lock Telemetry SJ 701669 4785 4751 4714-37 -1% Summary stats for Trent & Mersey Avg: 4429 4485 4355-130 -3% Summary stats for Manchester & Pennine Avg: 1272 1269 1168-101 -8% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: North East Aire & Calder Navigation Lock 10, Bulholme Telemetry SD 433267 1676 1021 1720 699 68% Lock 13, Pollington Telemetry SE 615192 1904 1980 1833-147 -7% Summary stats for Aire & Calder Navigation Avg: 1790 1501 1777 276 18% Calder & Hebble Navigation Lock 5, Woodside Mills Telemetry SE 101213 902 892 482-410 -46% Summary stats for Calder & Hebble Navigation Avg: 902 892 482-410 -46% Huddersfield Broad Lock 2, Colne Bridge Telemetry SE 176202 478 464 489 25 5% Summary stats for Huddersfield Broad Avg: 478 464 489 25 5% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Pocklington Lock 8, Gardham Telemetry SE 729453 155 195 136-59 -30% Summary stats for Pocklington Avg: 155 195 136-59 -30% Ripon Lock 3, Oxclose Telemetry SE 332679 1353 1434 1405-29 -2% Summary stats for Ripon Avg: 1353 1434 1405-29 -2% Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation Aldwarke Lock Telemetry SK 451943 494 579 85 17% Doncaster Lock Telemetry SE 570035 1045 1003 1272 269 27% Eastwood (Sir Frank Price) lock Telemetry SK 440942 576 455 500 45 10% Long Sandall Lock Manual Reading SE 602066 2062 1575 1783 208 13% Mexborough Top Lock Telemetry SK 481996 857 731 787 56 8% Sprotborough Lock Telemetry SE 539016 923 1073 1170 97 9% Swinton (Waddington) Lock Telemetry SK 463989 749 617 573-44 -7% Summary stats for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation Avg: 1035 850 952 102 12% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Summary stats for North East Avg: 1057 918 979 61 7% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: North Wales & Borders Llangollen Lock 1, Hurleston Telemetry SJ 625553 6645 6432 6577 145 2% Lock 2, New Marton Telemetry SJ 331343 8346 8779 9105 326 4% Marbury Lock Telemetry SJ 561464 6102 6169 6287 118 2% Summary stats for Llangollen Avg: 7031 7127 7323 196 3% Montgomery Lock 1, Belan Telemetry SJ 217054 46 103 64-39 -38% Lock 3, Aston Telemetry SJ 335264 1375 735 1291 556 76% Lock 4, Frankton Telemetry SJ 369316 1321 1060 1197 137 13% Pool Quay Lock Telemetry SJ 256115 116 262 125-137 -52% Summary stats for Montgomery Avg: 715 540 669 129 24% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Shropshire Union Ellesmere Port Wide & Narrow Telemetry SJ 405771 606 455 524 69 15% Lock 1, Graving Telemetry SJ 399667 103 98 81-17 -17% Lock 1, Wardle Telemetry SJ 705657 7597 7282 7295 13 0% Lock 4, Cholmondeston Telemetry SJ 633575 8424 7850 7981 131 2% Lock 7, Tarvin Telemetry SJ 427665 2267 2126 2251 125 6% Tyrley Lock Manual Reading SJ 689328 5212 4986 4914-72 -1% Wheaton Aston Lock Telemetry SJ 858126 6236 6079 5832-247 -4% Summary stats for Shropshire Union Avg: 4349 4125 4125 0 0% Summary stats for North Wales & Borders Avg: 3885 3744 3823 79 2% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: North West Lancaster Lock 1, Lodgehill Telemetry SD 481545 392 416 376-40 -10% Lock 2, Ribble Telemetry SD 509311 256 237 255 18 8% Lock 7, Glasson Basin Manual Reading SD 445561 240 188 274 86 46% Summary stats for Lancaster Avg: 296 280 302 21 8% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Leeds & Liverpool Deep Lock, Inside Track (Appley) Telemetry SD 517096 1619 1666 1606-60 -4% Lock 1, Leigh Branch Top Telemetry SD 578044 1730 1688 1719 31 2% Lock 29, Bingley 5 Rise Top Telemetry SE 107399 1371 1432 1381-51 -4% Lock 3, Runnel Brow Telemetry SD 453118 829 730 892 162 22% Lock 30, Holme Bridge Telemetry SD 943544 2187 2308 2524 216 9% Lock 35, Stegneck Telemetry SD 918539 2250 2355 2565 210 9% Lock 36, Bank Newton Telemetry SD 911529 1817 2077 2108 31 1% Lock 44, Greenberfield Top Telemetry SD 889484 1772 1913 1783-130 -7% Lock 45, Barrowford Telemetry SD 868403 1282 1340 1353 13 1% Lock 51, Barrowford Bottom Telemetry SD 868403 1165 1149 1244 95 8% Lock 55, Blackburn Telemetry SD 680269 781 873 913 40 5% Lock 58, Johnson's Hillock Top Telemetry SD 596213 1086 1150 1161 11 1% Lock 6, Spring Garden Telemetry SE 284337 874 996 1102 106 11% Lock 67, Wigan Telemetry SD 606065 832 802 778-24 -3% Stanley Lock Manual Reading SJ 342921 663 590 665 75 13% Summary stats for Leeds & Liverpool Avg: 1351 1405 1453 48 3% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Summary stats for North West Avg: 1175 1217 1261 44 4% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: South East Grand Union Lock 1, Aylesbury Telemetry SP 917143 986 1091 1279 188 17% Lock 1, Calcutt Telemetry SP 468633 4546 5060 5336 276 5% Lock 1, Watford Telemetry SP 593689 4984 4925 4894-31 -1% Lock 1, Welford Telemetry SP 639813 4139 4108 4150 42 1% Lock 14, Northampton Telemetry SP 724581 943 1140 1027-113 -10% Lock 18, Kibworth Telemetry SP 657944 1573 1454 1394-60 -4% Lock 21, Cosgrove Telemetry SP 795422 4711 4727 4518-209 -4% Lock 23, Radford Bottom Telemetry SP 352649 3203 3008 3149 141 5% Lock 37, Stalkies Telemetry SP 924153 3375 2657 2681 24 1% Lock 40, Marsworth Telemetry SP 922193 2595 2378 2499 121 5% Lock 46, Cowroast Telemetry SP 958103 2545 2221 2495 274 12% Lock 6, Braunston Telemetry SP 553657 5403 5366 5296-70 -1% Lock 7, Buckby Top Telemetry SP 605656 4232 4170 4182 12 0% Lock 81, Batchworth Telemetry TQ 062940 2220 2214 2097-117 -5% Lock 9, Foxton Telemetry SP 691894 4131 4006 4094 88 2% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Pumping Station 2, Stockton Telemetry SP 426647 3037 2979 3029 50 2% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 3289 3219 3258 39 1% Oxford Canal Lock 15, Marston Doles Telemetry SP 464582 6215 6788 6787-1 0% Lock 21, Claydon Bottom Telemetry SP 463505 5620 5968 6094 126 2% Lock 32, Nell Bridge Telemetry SP 494343 4516 4682 4521-161 -3% Lock 40, Bakers Telemetry SP 479178 4718 4879 4665-214 -4% Lock 42, Roundham Telemetry SP 483140 4155 4381 3977-404 -9% Lock 44, Dukes Telemetry SP 488107 4309 4215 4046-169 -4% Lock 44A, Dukes Cut Telemetry SP 488106 1985 2054 2016-38 -2% Lock 8, Napton Bottom Telemetry SP 458592 6118 6436 6433-3 0% Locks 2&3, Hillmorton Telemetry SP 537745 10781 9101 9598 497 5% Summary stats for Oxford Canal Avg: 5380 5389 5349-41 -1% Summary stats for South East Avg: 4042 4000 4010 10 0% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: South Wales & Severn Droitwich Canal Lock 7, River Telemetry SO 906633 1476 1448 1503 55 4% Summary stats for Droitwich Canal Avg: 1476 1448 1503 55 4% Gloucester & Sharpness Lock 2, Gloucester Manual Reading SO 827184 2044 2287 1558-729 -32% Sharpness Lock Manual Reading SO 670022 308 313 231-82 -26% Summary stats for Gloucester & Sharpness Avg: 1176 1300 895-406 -31% Monmouthshire & Brecon Lock 65, Coombes Telemetry SO 144197 2635 2887 2968 81 3% Lock 69, Brynich Telemetry SO 077273 3218 3295 3554 259 8% Summary stats for Monmouthshire & Brecon Avg: 2927 3091 3261 170 5% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Worcester & Birmingham Lock 15, Offerton Telemetry SO 895580 2152 2314 2422 108 5% Lock 2, Diglis Telemetry SO 849539 1987 2042 2077 35 2% Lock 23, Stoke Prior Telemetry SO 951670 2258 2310 2456 146 6% Lock 42, Tardebigge Telemetry SO 975682 1788 1876 1938 62 3% Summary stats for Worcester & Birmingham Avg: 2046 2136 2223 88 4% Summary stats for South Wales & Severn Avg: 1985 2086 2079-7 0% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: West Midlands Birmingham & Fazeley Lock 1, Top Lock Curdworth Telemetry SP 183937 1742 1886 1907 21 1% Lock 3, Minworth Telemetry SP 152923 1899 1881 1960 79 4% Summary stats for Birmingham & Fazeley Avg: 1821 1884 1934 50 3% Birmingham Canal Navigations Lock 17, Wolverhampton Telemetry SO 918993 1803 1891 1925 34 2% Lock 2, Farmers Bridge Telemetry SP 062870 1558 1712 1682-30 -2% Lock 2, Rushall Telemetry SP 039989 301 356 55 18% Summary stats for Birmingham Canal Navigations Avg: 1681 1301 1321 20 2% Grand Union Lock 3, Camp Hill Telemetry SP 085859 1327 1301 1430 129 10% Lock 46, Hatton Top Telemetry SP 239669 2623 2647 2522-125 -5% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1975 1974 1976 2 0% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Staffordshire & Worcestershire Lock 28, Dimmingsdale Telemetry SO 858959 3032 2737 2818 81 3% Lock 31, Compton Telemetry SO 884989 3791 3715 3526-189 -5% Lock 33, Brick Kiln Telemetry SJ 922107 5472 5140 5219 79 2% Lock 43, Tixall Telemetry SJ 978219 6587 6089 6294 205 3% York Street Telemetry SO 812712 3585 3919 3955 36 1% Summary stats for Staffordshire & Worcestershire Avg: 4493 4320 4362 42 1% Stourbridge Blowers Green Telemetry SO 934887 1084 1197 1186-11 -1% Lock 4, Stourton Bottom Telemetry SO 862851 1410 1528 1492-36 -2% Summary stats for Stourbridge Avg: 1247 1363 1339-24 -2% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Stratford Lock 19, Lapworth Telemetry SP 186705 2462 2470 2621 151 6% Lock 2, Lapworth Telemetry SP 165716 2738 2772 2885 113 4% Lock 38, Preston Bagot Telemetry SP 175654 2696 2706 2980 274 10% Lock 40, Wilmcote Top Telemetry SP 171575 2647 2635 2847 212 8% Lock 53, Maidenhead Road Telemetry SP 201553 2457 2420 2644 224 9% Lock 56, River Telemetry SP 204548 3441 3544 3638 94 3% Summary stats for Stratford Avg: 2740 2758 2936 178 6% Summary stats for West Midlands Avg: 2755 2625 2694 70 3% Annual Lockage Report 2016

Annual Lockage Report 2016

Annual Lockage Report 2016 Lockage Rankings Lock Canal Waterway 2016 Lockage 2016 Ranking Locks 2&3, Hillmorton Oxford Canal South East 9598 1 Lock 2, New Marton Llangollen North Wales & Borders 9105 2 Lock 4, Cholmondeston Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 7981 3 Lock 21, Colwich Trent & Mersey Central Shires 7970 4 Lock 14, Bradford on Avon Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 7949 5 Lock 1, Wardle Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 7295 6 Lock 20, Woodend Trent & Mersey Central Shires 6828 7 Lock 15, Marston Doles Oxford Canal South East 6787 8 Lock 1, Hurleston Llangollen North Wales & Borders 6577 9 Lock 8, Napton Bottom Oxford Canal South East 6433 10 Lock 43, Tixall Staffordshire & West Midlands 6294 11 Worcestershire Marbury Lock Llangollen North Wales & Borders 6287 12 Lock 11, Wychnor Trent & Mersey Central Shires 6193 13 Lock 21, Claydon Bottom Oxford Canal South East 6094 14 Lock 16, Stonebridge Lee & Stort Navigation London 5994 15 Wheaton Aston Lock Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 5832 16 Lock 27, Star Trent & Mersey Central Shires 5782 17 Lock 1, Atherstone Top Coventry & Ashby Central Shires 5451 18 Lock 12, Glascote Top Coventry & Ashby Central Shires 5437 19 Lock 1, Calcutt Grand Union South East 5336 20 Lock 6, Braunston Grand Union South East 5296 21 Lock 33, Brick Kiln Staffordshire & West Midlands 5219 22 Worcestershire Tyrley Lock Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 4914 23 Lock 1, Watford Grand Union South East 4894 24 Lock 35, Trentham Trent & Mersey Central Shires 4887 25 Lock 71, Kings Trent & Mersey Manchester & Pennine 4726 26 Lock 75, Big Lock Trent & Mersey Manchester & Pennine 4714 27 Lock 40, Bakers Oxford Canal South East 4665 28 Lock 46, Isis Oxford Canal South East 4584 29 Lock 14, Ponders End 1 & 2 Lee & Stort Navigation London 4534 30 Lock 32, Nell Bridge Oxford Canal South East 4521 31 Lock 21, Cosgrove Grand Union South East 4518 32 Lock 37, Cockshutes Trent & Mersey Central Shires 4358 33 Lock 7, Buckby Top Grand Union South East 4182 34 Lock 1, Welford Grand Union South East 4150 35 Lock 9, Foxton Grand Union South East 4094 36 Lock 44, Dukes Oxford Canal South East 4046 37 Lock 42, Roundham Oxford Canal South East 3977 38 York Street Staffordshire & Worcestershire West Midlands 3955 39 Produced Jan 2017 Annual Lockage Report Rankings 2016

Lock Canal Waterway 2016 Lockage 2016 Ranking Lock 21, Seend Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 3792 40 Lock 15, Semington Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 3786 41 Lock 56, River Stratford West Midlands 3638 42 Lock 42, Limekiln Trent & Mersey Manchester & Pennine 3624 43 Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Trent & Mersey Central Shires 3587 44 Lock 69, Brynich Monmouthshire & Brecon South Wales & Severn 3554 45 Lock 31, Compton Staffordshire & West Midlands 3526 46 Worcestershire Lock 6, Stenson Trent & Mersey Central Shires 3200 47 Lock 23, Radford Bottom Grand Union South East 3149 48 Pumping Station 2, Stockton Grand Union South East 3029 49 Lock 2, Hawley Regents London 2989 50 Lock 38, Preston Bagot Stratford West Midlands 2980 51 Lock 65, Coombes Monmouthshire & Brecon South Wales & Severn 2968 52 Lock 2, Lapworth Stratford West Midlands 2885 53 Lock 40, Wilmcote Top Stratford West Midlands 2847 54 Lock 28, Dimmingsdale Staffordshire & West Midlands 2818 55 Worcestershire Lock 6, Castle Beeston Canal East Midlands 2799 56 Lock 1, Bosley Top Macclesfield Manchester & Pennine 2786 57 Lock 13, Bath Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2771 58 Lock 37, Stalkies Grand Union South East 2681 59 Lock 53, Maidenhead Road Stratford West Midlands 2644 60 Lock 19, Lapworth Stratford West Midlands 2621 61 Lock 1, Victoria Park Top Hertford Union London 2609 62 Lock 35, Stegneck Leeds & Liverpool North West 2565 63 Lock 3, Planet Caldon Central Shires 2534 64 Lock 30, Holme Bridge Leeds & Liverpool North West 2524 65 Lock 46, Hatton Top Grand Union West Midlands 2522 66 Lock 85, Newbury Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2521 67 Lock 40, Marsworth Grand Union South East 2499 68 Lock 46, Cowroast Grand Union South East 2495 69 Lock 23, Stoke Prior Worcester & Birmingham South Wales & Severn 2456 70 Lock 1, Bedford Street Caldon Central Shires 2423 71 Lock 15, Offerton Worcester & Birmingham South Wales & Severn 2422 72 Lock 11, Hazelhurst Middle Caldon Central Shires 2374 73 Lock 78, Kintbury Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2366 74 Lock 51, Wootton Rivers Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2317 75 Lock 7, Tarvin Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 2251 76 Lock 8, Road Lock Caldon Central Shires 2250 77 Lock 40, Summit (Etruria) Trent & Mersey Central Shires 2227 78 Lock 3, Roydon Lee & Stort Navigation London 2191 79 Lock 10, Waltham Common Lee & Stort Navigation London 2184 80 Produced Jan 2017 Annual Lockage Report Rankings 2016

Lock Canal Waterway 2016 Lockage 2016 Ranking Lock 4, Stanstead Lee & Stort Navigation London 2176 81 Lock 60, Crofton Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2174 82 Lock 4, Engine Caldon Central Shires 2133 83 Lock 36, Bank Newton Leeds & Liverpool North West 2108 84 Lock 96, Padworth Middle Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 2100 85 Lock 81, Batchworth Grand Union South East 2097 86 Lock 2, Diglis Worcester & Birmingham South Wales & Severn 2077 87 Lock 44A, Dukes Cut Oxford Canal South East 2016 88 Lock 3, Minworth Birmingham & Fazeley West Midlands 1960 89 Lock 76, Wire Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 1953 90 Lock 49, Maton Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 1939 91 Lock 42, Tardebigge Worcester & Birmingham South Wales & Severn 1938 92 Lock 17, Wolverhampton Birmingham Canal West Midlands 1925 93 Navigations Lock 71, Picketsfield Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 1918 94 Lock 1, Top Lock Curdworth Birmingham & Fazeley West Midlands 1907 95 Lock 13, Pollington Aire & Calder Navigation North East 1833 96 Lock 44, Greenberfield Top Leeds & Liverpool North West 1783 97 Long Sandall Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 1783 98 Navigation Lock 10, Bulholme Aire & Calder Navigation North East 1720 99 Lock 1, Leigh Branch Top Leeds & Liverpool North West 1719 100 Lock 2, Farmers Bridge Birmingham Canal West Midlands 1682 101 Navigations Deep Lock, Inside Track Leeds & Liverpool North West 1606 102 (Appley) Lock 47, Knowle Bottom Grand Union West Midlands 1580 103 Lock 2, Gloucester Gloucester & Sharpness South Wales & Severn 1558 104 Lock 7, River Droitwich Canal South Wales & Severn 1503 105 Lock 4, Stourton Bottom Stourbridge West Midlands 1492 106 Lock 105, Fobney Kennet & Avon Kennet & Avon 1458 107 Lock 3, Camp Hill Grand Union West Midlands 1430 108 Lock 3, Oxclose Ripon North East 1405 109 Lock 18, Kibworth Grand Union South East 1394 110 Lock 29, Bingley 5 Rise Top Leeds & Liverpool North West 1381 111 Lock 45, Barrowford Leeds & Liverpool North West 1353 112 Lock 6, Sheering Mill Lee & Stort Navigation London 1298 113 Lock 3, Aston Montgomery North Wales & Borders 1291 114 Lock 1, Aylesbury Grand Union South East 1279 115 Doncaster Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 1272 116 Navigation Lock 51, Barrowford Bottom Leeds & Liverpool North West 1244 117 Lock 38, Kings Grand Union Central Shires 1227 118 Lock 8, Marple Peak Forest Manchester & Pennine 1215 119 Lock 4, Frankton Montgomery North Wales & Borders 1197 120 Produced Jan 2017 Annual Lockage Report Rankings 2016

Lock Canal Waterway 2016 Lockage 2016 Ranking Blowers Green Stourbridge West Midlands 1186 121 Sprotborough Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 1170 122 Navigation Lock 58, Johnson's Hillock Top Leeds & Liverpool North West 1161 123 Lock 8, Ladywood Droitwich Canal South Wales & Severn 1114 124 Lock 12, Commercial Road Regents London 1110 125 Lock 6, Spring Garden Leeds & Liverpool North West 1102 126 Lock 14, Northampton Grand Union South East 1027 127 Lock 92, Castlefield Dukes Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 998 128 Lock 17, Droylsden Ashton Manchester & Pennine 941 129 Lock 90, Hanwell flight Grand Union London 917 130 (Norwood) Lock 55, Blackburn Leeds & Liverpool North West 913 131 Lock 5, Edward Kilner Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 905 132 Lock 3, Runnel Brow Leeds & Liverpool North West 892 133 Lock 2, Ancoats Ashton Manchester & Pennine 849 134 Mexborough Top Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 787 135 Navigation Lock 67, Wigan Leeds & Liverpool North West 778 136 Lock 1, Albert Wood Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 702 137 Stanley Lock Leeds & Liverpool North West 665 138 Mexborough Low Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 646 139 Navigation Lock 22W, Upper Mill Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 645 140 Lock 3W, Ashton Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 626 141 Lock 61, Long Eaton Erewash East Midlands 620 142 Lock 56, Forest Middle Chesterfield East Midlands 598 143 Lock 12W, HNC Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 589 144 Aldwarke Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 579 145 Navigation Swinton (Waddington) Lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 573 146 Navigation Ellesmere Port Wide & Narrow Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 524 147 Eastwood (Sir Frank Price) lock Sheffield & South Yorkshire North East 500 148 Navigation Lock 61, Gringley Chesterfield East Midlands 496 149 Lock 2, Colne Bridge Huddersfield Broad North East 489 150 Lock 5, Woodside Mills Calder & Hebble Navigation North East 482 151 Lock 1E, Stanley Dawson Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 432 152 Lock 16E, Westwood Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 414 153 Lock 51, Worksop Bracebridge Chesterfield East Midlands 401 154 Lock 41E, Marsden Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 394 155 Lock 1, Lodgehill Lancaster North West 376 156 Lock 30W, Shaw Mill Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 373 157 Lock 2, Rushall Birmingham Canal Navigations West Midlands 356 158 Produced Jan 2017 Annual Lockage Report Rankings 2016

Lock Canal Waterway 2016 Lockage 2016 Ranking Lock 28E, HNC Huddersfield Narrow Manchester & Pennine 341 159 Lock 73, Eastwood Erewash East Midlands 340 160 Lock 1, Rhodesfield Ripon North East 308 161 Lock 1, Tinsley Sheffield & Tinsley Canal North East 300 162 Lock 7, Glasson Basin Lancaster North West 274 163 Lock 79, Coal Pit Middle Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 263 164 Lock 2, Ribble Lancaster North West 255 165 Sharpness Lock Gloucester & Sharpness South Wales & Severn 231 166 Lock 34, Double Bottom Chesterfield East Midlands 202 167 Turnerwood Lock 65, Alfred Street Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 201 168 Lock 8, Gardham Pocklington North East 136 169 Pool Quay Lock Montgomery North Wales & Borders 125 170 Lock 17, Old Royd Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 94 171 Lock 49, Rochdale Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 90 172 Lock 1, Graving Shropshire Union North Wales & Borders 81 173 Lock 48, Lower Littleborough Rochdale Manchester & Pennine 78 174 Lock 1, Belan Montgomery North Wales & Borders 64 175 Produced Jan 2017 Annual Lockage Report Rankings 2016

Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: East Midlands Chesterfield Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 65, Stockwith Manual Reading SK 785946 857 745 807 62 8% Summary stats for Chesterfield Avg: 857 745 807 62 8% Fossdyke & Witham Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 1, Torksey Manual Reading SK 837780 1972 1778 1859 81 5% Summary stats for Fossdyke & Witham Avg: 1972 1778 1859 81 5% River Witham Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Boston Lock Manual Reading TF 323445 504 426 384-42 -10% Summary stats for River Witham Avg: 504 426 384-42 -10% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

Trent Navigation Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 10, Stoke Manual Reading SK 649407 2347 2649 2457-192 -7% Lock 11, Gunthorpe Manual Reading SK 688437 2935 3088 2955-133 -4% Lock 12, Hazleford Manual Reading SK 732494 3112 3219 3140-79 -2% Lock 13, Newark Town Manual Reading SK 794538 3389 3541 3657 116 3% Lock 14, Newark Nether Manual Reading SK 800554 2167 2147 2259 112 5% Lock 15, Cromwell Manual Reading SK 808611 2067 2037 2274 237 12% Lock 8, Holme Manual Reading SK 615393 2504 2804 2506-298 -11% Summary stats for Trent Navigation Avg: 2646 2784 2750-34 -1% Summary stats for East Midlands Avg: 2185 2243 2230-14 -1% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

Waterway: Manchester & Pennine Rochdale Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Bridge 51, Ben Healey Bridge Telemetry SD 937161 441 401 146-255 -64% Bridge 65A, Trub Farm Bridge Telemetry SD 883099 343 353 86-267 -76% Summary stats for Rochdale Avg: 392 377 116-261 -69% Summary stats for Manchester & Pennine Avg: 392 377 116-261 -69% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

Waterway: North East River Ouse Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Naburn Lock Manual Reading SE 594445 943 941 777-164 -17% Summary stats for River Ouse Avg: 943 941 777-164 -17% Selby Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 1, Selby Manual Reading SE 622322 764 730 631-99 -14% Summary stats for Selby Avg: 764 730 631-99 -14% Stainforth & Keadby Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Keadby Lock Manual Reading SE 834114 1113 996 943-53 -5% Summary stats for Stainforth & Keadby Avg: 1113 996 943-53 -5% Summary stats for North East Avg: 940 889 784-105 -12% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

Waterway: London Grand Union Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 101, Thames Manual Reading TQ 178772 1312 1492 1439-53 -4% Summary stats for Grand Union Avg: 1312 1492 1439-53 -4% Lee & Stort Navigation Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 20, Bow Locks Manual Reading TQ 383823 99 60 64 4 7% Summary stats for Lee & Stort Navigation Avg: 99 60 64 4 7% Limehouse Basin Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change Lock 1, Limehouse Ship Manual Reading TQ 363808 1662 1362 1447 85 6% Summary stats for Limehouse Basin Avg: 1662 1362 1447 85 6% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

London Docklands Annual Boat Movement Totals Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Annual Change West India Dock Lock Entrance Manual Reading TQ 381799 966 696 466-230 -33% Summary stats for London Docklands Avg: 966 696 466-230 -33% Summary stats for London Avg: 1010 903 854-49 -5% Annual Boat Movement Report 2016

For lockage data sites to be included in the main body of the report, the sites are required to be operational and have a good quality of data for both 2015 and 2016 (the comparison years). Incomplete sites within this Appendix are primarily those lockage sites where data was of insufficient quality for 2015 and/or 2016. Annual Lockage Report 2016

Waterway: Central Shires Trent & Mersey Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Telemetry SK 455306 3777 3587 Technical issues now resolved Lock 12, Alrewas Telemetry SK 171154 Technical issues, > 20% data missing during the Season Lock 40, Summit (Etruria) Telemetry SJ 872465 4773 2227 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: Kennet & Avon Bridgwater & Taunton Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 6, Higher Maunsel Telemetry ST 307293 Site no longer functional Kennet & Avon Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 14, Bradford on Avon Telemetry ST 825602 7949 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: London Hertford Union Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 1, Victoria Park Top Telemetry TQ 367839 2609 Technical issues now resolved Lee & Stort Navigation Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 14, Ponders End 1 & 2 Telemetry TQ 364955 4534 Techincal issues now resolved Lock 16, Stonebridge Telemetry TQ 351904 5994 Installation issue resolved Lock 6, Sheering Mill Telemetry TL 488144 1298 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: Manchester & Pennine Peak Forest Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 8, Marple Telemetry SJ 962884 1142 1215 Technical issues now resolved Rochdale Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 79, Coal Pit Middle Telemetry SJ 858991 277 263 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: North East Aire & Calder Navigation Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 12, Whitley Lock Telemetry SE 566221 Long term transducer issues Ripon Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 1, Rhodesfield Telemetry SE 323703 562 308 Technical issues now resolved Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigatio Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Mexborough Low Lock Telemetry SE 501001 323 646 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Sheffield & Tinsley Canal Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 1, Tinsley Telemetry SK 392898 434 300 Technical issues now resolved Waterway: North Wales & Borders Shropshire Union Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 3, Audlem Telemetry SJ 658420 4808 4688 Technical issues, > 20% season data missing Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: South East Oxford Canal Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 46, Isis Telemetry SP 505066 3015 4584 Technical issues now resolved Waterway: South Wales & Severn Droitwich Canal Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 8, Ladywood Telemetry SO 868610 1081 1114 Technical issues now resolved Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites

Waterway: West Midlands Grand Union Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 47, Knowle Bottom Telemetry SP 190760 1488 1580 Technical issues now resolved Stratford Site Type NGR 2014 2015 2016 Comments Lock 23, Lapworth Telemetry SP 186705 2676 Technical issues ongoing Annual Lockage Report 2016 - Incomplete Sites