River Trent (non-tidal section)
The River Trent (non-tidal section) is a large river and is part of the River Trent. It runs for 29 miles and 1¼ furlongs through 7 locks from Cromwell Lock Weir Exit (where it joins the River Trent (tidal section - Cromwell to Keadby)) to Nottingham County Hall (beyond which it is no longer navigable).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 168 feet and 4 inches long and 20 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 12 feet and 6 inches. The maximum draught is 6 feet.
It has junctions with the Grantham Canal at Grantham Canal Junction and with the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) at Meadow Lane Junction.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 6 - Nottingham, York and the North East
- Pearson's Canal Companion: East Midlands
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| Cromwell Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
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| Cromwell Lock No 11 | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Cromwell Lock Weir Entrance 48 hour pontoon moorings with card operated electricity pillars. |
1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| North Muskham | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Winthorpe Road Bridge | 3 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Crankley Point Newark Branch Junction |
3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Nether Lock Railway Bridge | 3 miles and 8 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Nether Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Nether Lock No 10 | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Nether Railway Bridge | 4 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Nether Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
4 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Bypass Bridge | 4 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Changeline Bridge | 4 miles and 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| King's Marina | 4 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cow Lane Footbridge | 5 miles | 2 locks | |
| Waterways Office (East Midlands Waterways) - Canal & River Trust | 5 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Great North Road Bridge | 5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Castle | 5 miles and 3 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Town Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Town Lock No 9 | 5 miles and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Newark Dry Dock Facility | 5 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Mill Lane Bridge (Newark) | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Newark Town Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Newark Marina Entrance No 2 | 6 miles and ¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Newark Marina Entrance No 1 | 6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Farndon Field Bridge | 6 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Averham Weir Newark Branch junction |
7 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Farndon Marina | 8 miles and 7 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Farndon Ferry Farndon Village |
9 miles and ½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Fiskerton Wharf | 12 miles and 4½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Hazelford Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
13 miles and 4½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Hazelford Lock Main Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
13 miles and 5½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Hazelford Lock No 8 | 13 miles and 6½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Hazelford Lock Main Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
13 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hazelford Ferry | 14 miles and 3½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hazelford Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
14 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hoveringham | 16 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Gunthorpe Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
18 miles and 4½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Gunthorpe Lock No 7 | 18 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Gunthorpe Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
18 miles and 6 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Gunthorpe Bridge | 19 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks | |
| Burton Joyce | 21 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Stoke Bardolph | 22 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Stoke Bardolph Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
23 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Stoke Bardolph Lock No 6 | 23 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Bardolph Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
23 miles and 4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rectory Junction Viaduct | 24 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Site of Colwick Ferry | 25 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Holme Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
26 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| National Water Sports Centre (slalom course exit) No Access |
26 miles and 2½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Holme Lock No 5 National Watersports Centre alongside |
26 miles and 3½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Holme Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
26 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| National Water Sports Centre (slalom course entrance) No Access |
26 miles and 6 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Colwick Country Park Marina | 26 miles and 7 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Lady Bay Bridge | 28 miles and 4½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Grantham Canal Junction Junction of the River Trent with the abandoned Grantham Canal |
28 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Meadow Lane Junction Junction of Nottingham Canal with River Trent |
28 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Trent Bridge | 28 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Nottingham County Hall Head of Navigation |
29 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 7 locks |
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Opening times notice: River Trent, Navigation: Open, Towpath: Open - Lock 15, Cromwell Lock - Top Chamber — from Thursday the 1st of November, 2018 to Tuesday the 14th of January, 2020.
TIDAL LOCK OPERATION IN THE EAST MIDLANDS
Two of our tidal locks (Cromwell and Torksey) have the same core hours, which are: 7:00am to 9:00pm in Summer (the earlier of Good Friday or 1st April to 30th September) and 8:00am to 4:00pm in Winter.
Cromwell will operate at all times within these core hours in summer and for 6 hours in winter except at weekends when it will be operated for 8 hours.
Torksey will operate with the tides and shift patterns will be arranged accordingly to suit these, within the core hours. Typical shifts will be 6 hours in winter and 8 hours in summer. Occasionally we will operate Torksey slightly before 8am or slightly after 4pm in winter if there is a suitable tide and this will be recognised in shift patterns.
Any passage required outside of these hours should be booked at least 5 working days in advance through the office at Newark (0303 040 4040) and is subject to staff availability.
During winter Boston is managed by a booking system, and we ask for 5 working days’ notice, to allow for us to arrange for a lock keeper to be on site and is subject to availability. Bookings can be arranged by ringing 0303 040 4040 and asking for the Newark Admin Team. During the Summer, Boston Lock will operate for a maximum of 5 hours on any day, as passage is limited to specific windows of opportunity. The actual hours of operation each day will be designed to maximise the opportunity to use the lock.
In an emergency, the out of hours call out number 0800 47 999 47 is available.
Actual shift patterns are published at the locks and on the notices section of our website.
Notification sent Tuesday the 15th of January, 2019
Wikipedia has a page about River Trent
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains most of the northern Midlands around and east of Birmingham. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in past times often caused the river to change course.
The river passes through Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-upon-Trent and Nottingham before joining the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea between Hull in Yorkshire and Immingham in Lincolnshire. The wide estuary is a traditional boundary between northern England and the Midlands.