453 ft Birmingham Level Water levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations

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engine arm aqueduct carrying engine arm (wolverhampton level) on new main line (birmingham level).



valve house below edgbaston reservoir feeding birmingham level


a total of 49.2 miles @ level (21.2 miles of on bcn) navigable without locks.



bcn main line, 10.8 miles navigable

bcn old main line, south of smethwick locks
bcn new main line - birmingham tipton factory bottom lock, island line, new line @ smethwick


newhall branch farmer s bridge junction, 0.2 miles
gower branch canal brades hall locks, 0.5 miles
netherton tunnel branch canal, 2.4 miles windmill end junction
wednesbury old canal , ridgacre branch, 1.4 miles navigable
dudley no. 2 canal parkhead locks (blower s green) hawne basin (originally selly oak), , bumble hole branch canal, 5.9 miles navigable.
gas street basin

connecting canals, not part of bcn, using level:



worcester , birmingham canal tardebigge top lock, 17 miles
northern stratford-upon-avon canal kings norton junction lapworth top lock, 11 miles






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