Peak Forest Canal

Peak Forest Canal
Horseboat Maria Descending Lock 9 on the Peak Forest Canal
Specifications
Maximum boat length	72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
Maximum boat beam	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Locks	16
Status	Navigable
Navigation authority	Canal & River Trust
History
Original owner	Peak Forest Canal Company
Principal engineer	Benjamin Outram
Other engineer(s)	Thomas Brown
Date of act	1794
Construction began	1794
Date of first use	August 1796
Date completed	1805
Date closed	Impassable by early 1960s
Date restored	1974
Geography
Start point	Dukinfield Junction, Ashton-under-Lyne
End point	Bugsworth Basin, Buxworth
Branch(es)	Whaley Bridge Branch
Connects to	Ashton Canal Macclesfield Canal