There are five Scottish canals, together making 137 linear miles
of waterway network:
- 60 miles - Caledonian Canal
- 9 miles - Crinan Canal
- 35 miles - Forth & Clyde Canal
- 2 miles - Monkland Canal
- 31 miles - Union Canal
Between them, the canals contain 7,766 ML (megalitres) of
water
The Scottish canals are supplied by 21 reservoirs, holding a
total of 18,304 ML of water
We have the navigation rights to four lochs, including Loch
Ness
We are guardians of:
- 1,500 hectares of land and water
- 88 locks
- 98 road bridges
- 77 accommodation bridges
- 50 foot bridges
- 8 railway bridges
- 2 towpath bridges
The world's first - and only - rotating boat lift is the Falkirk
Wheel, which links the Union and Forth & Clyde Canals
The Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is 35 metres tall, the equivalent of 8 double decker buses stacked on top of each other!
Find out more quirky facts about the Falkirk Wheel!