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Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain)

The Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) is a broad canal and is part of the Witham Navigable Drains. It runs for 2 miles and 3¼ furlongs from Bettinson's Bridge (which is a dead end) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction (where it joins the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) and the Witham Navigable Drains (West Fen Drain)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 60 feet long and 11 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has a junction with the Witham Navigable Drains (Sandy Bank Drain) at Houghbridge Drain - Sandy Bank Drain Junction.

Bettinson's Bridge Junction with Castle Dyke (un-navigable) and limit of navigation
Hough Bridge	5½ furlongs	0 locks
Houghbridge Drain - Sandy Bank Drain Junction Junction of Houghbridge Drain with the Sandy Bank Drain	1 mile and ¼ furlongs	0 locks
Bunker's Hill Bridge	1 mile and 4 furlongs	0 locks
Westville Footbridge	2 miles and 2 furlongs	0 locks
Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction Junction of Newham Drain, Howbridge Drain and West Fen Drain	2 miles and 3¼ furlongs	0 locks