Cooper Bridge Lock Gauge On Calder And Hebble Navigation - Bradley, UK
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This gauge measures the level of the Calder and Hebble Navigation at its junction with the River Calder at Cooper Bridge Lock. The lock takes its name from a nearby road bridge.
Waymark Code: WMPZJ6
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/17/2015
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The Calder and Hebble Navigation
The Calder and Hebble Navigation completed in 1770 consisted of artificial improvements to the River Calder and River Hebble to allow canal boats use what used to be un-navigable rivers.
It ran for 21 miles from the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, was one of the first navigable waterways into the Pennines. It was an extension westwards of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Work began in 1758 to make the River Calder navigable above Wakefield. The navigation to Sowerby Bridge was completed in 1770, including a short branch to Dewsbury.
In 1828 a branch to Halifax was opened, rising 110 feet to a terminus at Bailey Hall, behind Halifax Railway Station. There were 14 locks on the branch which closely followed the route of the River Hebble. Most of the branch was abandoned in 1942 apart from the short section from Salterhebble to Exley.
About half of the navigation is along the course of the River Calder, with short man-made cuts with locks to by-pass weirs. There are two lengthy man-made sections, from Calder Grove to Ravensthorpe and from Brighouse to Sowerby Bridge.
Most commercial traffic on the Calder and Hebble had ceased by 1955, although coal was still carried to Thornhill power station until 1981. However, the whole of the Calder and Hebble remained open for leisure use. The re-opening of the Rochdale Canal between Sowerby Bridge and Littleborough summit in 1996 and Manchester in 2002 has increased the traffic along the Calder and Hebble and it now forms part of the South Pennine Ring.
Cooper Bridge Lock
This lock is at one end of the short navigation stretches along the rive and rejoins with the main line of the River Calder.
The gauge is next to the top gates of the lock.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
This is a visible gauge at the end of the lock furthest from the River Calder, but there is also an automated system of monitoring just past the lock on the river itself. The gauge widget below enables anyone wishing to monitor the gauge to view the current level.
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: Not listed
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