Waterways in the United Kingdom
Water transport played a vital role in the UK's
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Rivers in the United Kingdom
Major navigable rivers include the Humber, Mersey, Yorkshire Ouse, Severn, Thames and Trent. Some minor navigable rivers may be classified as canals. Others include the Warwickshire Avon, the Bristol Avon.
There are also the subterranean rivers of London, and the Jubilee River, which, although man-made, was designed to look and act like a natural river rather than a canal.
Canals in the United Kingdom
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Statistics
See also
- British Waterways Waterscape
- Canal & River Trust
- Inland Waterways Association
- Falkirk Helix
- Geography of the United Kingdom
- List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom
- List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
- World Canals Conference
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Inland waterways in the United Kingdom.