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Pictures of the River Trent.

Shardlow to Nottingham.

N.B. The River Trent falls into three different sections.

The navigation in this stretch alternates between the River itself, deep and wide and stretches of canal bypassing the weirs.

At Derwen mouth you have the choice of either travelling up the river or up the start of the Trent and Mersey to Shardlow, but only the canal allows through traffic. Below Derwent mouth a short stretch of river takes you to the Sawley cut.

The Sawley cut by passes the weir and drops you back onto the river at Sawley locks. Another mile of the river follows to Trent lock.

You then pass onto Cranfleet cut, after which you are back on the river Trent for a further four miles.

Throughout this early stretch the River is accompanied by flood plains but motorways, railway and Coolling towers abound.

Finally you leave the river for Beeston Cut and then the Nottingham canal which together take you into the very heart of the city of Nottingham.

	Sawley lock
	Nottingham.

More pictures of this river?

Nottingham to Cromwell lock.

A history of this river. / General information on the river.

Find our information about other canals and rivers on the canal index page.

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