• Water depth in navigation channel

2.4 m (8') Locks 1 - 19
1.8 m (6') Locks 20 - 45

• Operational length & width of locks

25.4m (84') L x 7 m (23') W at Lock #45, Port Severn
(narrowest and shortest lock that gives limiting size for through navigation)

• Minimum overhead (bridge) clearance

6.7 m (22')

• Length of Waterway

386 km (241 miles)

• Highest lift (of a lock)

19.8 m (65.4') Peterborough Lift Lock

• Speed limit zones

10 km/hr

• Number of locks

44

• Number of lock stations

42

• Approximate travel time

5 - 7 days (one-way trip through the Waterway)