Red water in the Trent and Mersey Canal

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Red water in the Trent and Mersey Canal by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.

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Red water in the Trent and Mersey Canal

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 2 Jul 2022

This stretch of the canal is well known for having water heavily coloured by iron minerals from Harecastle Tunnel just upstream.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.085757
Longitude
-2.243915