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Kennet & Avon Canal — photographed by Adrian Pingstone
Photo: Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
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Kennet & Avon Canal

Bristol to Reading via Bath — connects the Severn estuary to the Thames. The Caen Hill flight at Devizes is one of the great paddleboarding/walking spots.

138.7 km

Length

106

Locks

1

Storm overflows

0

Active right now

0

Spill events · 24 h

0

Open discrepancies

1

Monitors offline

139

Canal segments

Spill record· since 6 May 2026 · across the canal

2

spill events

0h

cumulative discharge

8 min

longest single event

2026-06-02

first event on record

Locks· 106

+ 26 more locks on this canal