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IWA Branch
Navigation Authority
Environment Agency
Guy Gibson Hall
Mamby Park
LOUTH
LN11 8UR
Tel: 01507 328102
Fax: 01507 328737
The river runs from Folly River Outfall near Deeping St James to the Wash. There is one lock along the 22.4 miles.
The Wash to Fulney Lock, Spalding
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
110ft | 30ft | 7ft 8in MHWS/13ft 9in MHWN | 8ft at HW |
33.5m | 9.1m | 2.4m/4.2m | 2.4m |
Fulney Lock at normal summer levels
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
62ft 4in | 27ft 10in | Not limited by the lock | 2ft 7in |
19m | 8.5m |
| 0.8m |
Spalding to Folly River Outfall
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
35ft | 27ft 10in | 5ft 3in | 2ft 7in |
10.6m | 8.5m | 1.6m | 0.8m |
Boaters’ services
Visitor Attractions
Ayscoughfee Hall
Churchgate, Spalding, PE11 2RA
Tel: 01775 725468
Fax: 01775 762715
The Pinchbeck Engine
West Marsh Road
Pinchbeck
Spalding
Tel: 01775 725468
Historical Information
The historical connections of this area with Holland can be seen in the Dutch style of many of the buildings in Spalding. The Romans navigated the river between Stamford and Peakirk and the remains of a Roman canal can still be seen. During the seventeenth century, a canal was built with twelve locks to Stamford. Through the early part of the nineteenth century, the use up to Stamford declined. Following the floods of 1947, the river was straightened and widened and, in 1953, the Coronation Channel, which is not navigable, was constructed to protect Spalding from floods. Fulney Lock was built in 1955-56.
Further Information
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