Grand Albanyshire Canal

Grand Albanyshire Canal

River Waiparu C162 road Ferrers Marina Vergers Drain Belgravia Marina Services Point Horridge Bridge Belgravia Marsh Overflow Drain Loftus Bridge Worthings Drain Upper Belgravia Marina River Belgravia Joins Canal Upper Belgravia Bridge Upper Belgravia Lock Richardsons Cutting Musselman Head Arm Musselman Head Marina B16 road Hunamaunga Lock B19 road River Charlotte Joins Canal Cornwallis and Pasquale Canal River Maria Navigation River Oswald Navigation Fernbank Marina Services Point Fernbank Lock No. 1 North Coast Main Line A1 road Fernbank Locks Nos. 2-3 Fernbank Locks Nos. 4-5 Fernbank Twin Locks (No. 6) Eastern Main Line A20 road Lamberton Top Lock (No. 5) Lamberton Locks Nos. 3-4 Lamberton Locks Nos. 1-2 Services Point Lamberton Marina Lake Lamberton (South Basin) Lake Lamberton (East Basin)

The Grand Albanyshire Canal

The Grand Albanyshire Canal is a 78-mile (126 km) canal and navigation system in New Ingerland linking Port Waiparu with Regentsmere via Port Frederick. Completed in 1845, it connects the River Waiparu at Ferrers to the River Maria, Lake Lamberton, and Regents River systems.

Until the arrival of the railways, the canal was for approximately 15 years the main canal artery of trade between the river valleys of Albanyshire, and provided a safer means of navigation than coastal shipping. After the turn of the 20th century, the canal lost it's importance to the local economy and was abandoned in 1950. After a period of restoration in the early 2000s, today the canal is frequently used for recreation and pleasure boating.

Route

The locks on the canal are as follows.

Locks on the Grand Albanyshire Canal

Lock Number	Name	Rise (or fall) of lock, feet & inches (metres)
1 – 4	Lower Lamberton Locks	41’ 0” (12.49 m)
5	Lamberton Top Lock	9’ 0” (2.74 m)
6	Fernbank Twin Locks	9’ 9” (m)
7 – 8