page_title: Water levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations
section_title: 453 ft Birmingham Level
hierarchical_section_title: Water levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations / 453 ft Birmingham Level
caption_attribution_description: English: Engine Arm Aqueduct illustrating the two water levels
context_page_description: The Birmingham Canal Navigations, a network of narrow canals in the industrial midlands of England, is built on various water levels. The three longest are the Wolverhampton, Birmingham, and Walsall levels. Locks allow boats to move from one level to another.
  Heights given are nominal elevation above sea level in feet relative to the Ordnance Datum Liverpool.
context_section_description: A total of 49.2 miles at this level (21.2 miles of which is on the BCN) navigable without locks.
  BCN Main Line, 10.8 miles navigable
  BCN Old Main Line, south of Smethwick Locks
  BCN New Main Line - Birmingham to Tipton Factory Bottom Lock, Island line, New Line at Smethwick
  Newhall Branch to Farmer's Bridge Junction, 0.2 miles
  Gower Branch Canal to Brades Hall locks, 0.5 miles
  Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, 2.4 miles to Windmill End Junction
  Wednesbury Old Canal and Ridgacre Branch, 1.4 miles navigable
  Dudley No. 2 Canal from Parkhead locks (Blower's Green) to Hawne Basin (originally to Selly Oak), and Bumble Hole Branch Canal, 5.9 miles navigable.
  Gas Street Basin
  Connecting canals, not part of the BCN, but using this level:
  Worcester and Birmingham Canal to Tardebigge top lock, 17 miles
  Northern Stratford-upon-Avon Canal from Kings Norton Junction to Lapworth Top Lock, 11 miles
caption: Engine Arm Aqueduct carrying the Engine Arm (Wolverhampton Level) over the New Main Line (Birmingham Level).
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