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Regent's Canal | |||||
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Specifications | |||||
Length | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) | ||||
Maximum boat length | 78 ft 0 in (23.77 m) | ||||
Maximum boat beam | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | ||||
Locks | 13 | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Navigation authority | Canal and River Trust | ||||
History | |||||
Principal engineer | James Morgan | ||||
Date of act | 13 July 1812 | ||||
Construction began | 14 October 1812 | ||||
Date of first use | 1816 | ||||
Date completed | 1 August 1820 | ||||
Geography | |||||
Start point | Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal) | ||||
End point | River Thames (Limehouse) | ||||
Branch(es) | Hertford Union Canal Limehouse Cut | ||||
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Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London. The canal is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long.[1]