Canal basin
Waterway alongside or at the end of a canal
A canal basin is (particularly in the United Kingdom) an expanse of waterway alongside or at the end of a canal, and wider than the canal, constructed to allow boats to moor or unload cargo without impeding the progress of other traffic, and to allow room for turning, thus serving as a winding hole. For inland waterways, a basin may be thought of as a land-locked harbour.[1]
A basin was often associated with wharves around its perimeter, to support commercial users. In modern times, canal basins are more usually used to moor residential and recreational narrowboats.
Gallery
- A canal basin at Williamsport, MD on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Cushwa basin, a modern look at the canal basin in Williamsport.
- Port Delaware on the Morris Canal, with boats waiting for cargo.
See also
- List of canal basins in the United Kingdom
- Turning basin
References
- ^ Shorter Oxford Dictionary - Vol 1 - "basin"
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- Aire and Calder1
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch2
- Ashton
- Basingstoke Canal
- Beverley Beck
- Birmingham Canal Navigations3
- Bridgewater
- Bridgwater and Taunton
- Buckingham Arm2
- Bude2
- Calder and Hebble1
- Cambridgeshire Lodes3
- Chelmer and Blackwater1
- Chesterfield2
- Chichester2
- Coventry
- Driffield
- Droitwich
- Erewash
- Foss Dyke
- Gloucester and Sharpness
- Grand Union3
- Grand Western2
- Grantham2
- Herefordshire and Gloucestershire2
- Hollinwood Branch2
- Huddersfield Broad
- Huddersfield Narrow
- Ipswich and Stowmarket12
- Kennet and Avon1
- Lancaster2
- Leeds and Liverpool3
- Lee Navigation1
- Limehouse
- Llangollen
- Lydney
- Macclesfield
- Maidenhead Waterways
- Manchester Bolton & Bury2
- Manchester Ship Canal
- Market Weighton2
- Middle Level Navigations3
- Montgomery2
- North Walsham & Dilham12
- Nottingham2
- Oxford1
- Peak Forest
- Pocklington2
- Regent's Canal
- Ribble Link1
- Ripon
- Rochdale
- Royal Military Canal
- Sankey2
- Selby
- Sheffield and South Yorkshire13
- Shropshire Union3
- Sleaford12
- South Forty-Foot Drain
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire
- Stort1
- Stourbridge
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Stroudwater2
- Thames and Medway2
- Thames and Severn2
- Trent and Mersey3
- Weaver1
- Wey and Arun2
- Wey and Godalming1
- Wilts & Berks2
- Witham Navigable Drains3
- Worcester and Birmingham
- Caledonian Canal1
- Crinan Canal
- Forth and Clyde
- Union Canal
- Aqueducts (list)
- Basins
- Locks
- Rings
- Tunnels (list)
- Winding holes
Notes: 1 Contains canalised river. 2 Partly or mostly navigable, and/or under restoration. 3 A system of canals. Canals which form part of this system are not listed here individually.
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