| Peak Forest Canal | |
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 Horseboat Maria Descending Lock 9 on the Peak Forest Canal | |
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| Specifications | |
| Length | 14.8 miles (23.8 km) |
| Maximum boat length | 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) |
| Maximum boat beam | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Locks | 16 |
| Status | Navigable |
| Navigation authority | Canal & River Trust |
| History | |
| Original owner | Peak Forest Canal Company |
| Principal engineer | Benjamin Outram |
| Other engineer(s) | Thomas Brown |
| Date of act | 1794 |
| Construction began | 1794 |
| Date of first use | August 1796 |
| Date completed | 1805 |
| Date closed | Impassable by early 1960s |
| Date restored | 1974 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Dukinfield Junction, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| End point | Bugsworth Basin, Buxworth |
| Branch(es) | Whaley Bridge Branch |
| Connects to | Ashton Canal Macclesfield Canal |
The Peak Forest Canal is a narrow (7-foot (2.13 m) gauge) locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is 14.8 miles (23.8 km) long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.