A drained section of the canal, Slaithwaite
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A drained section of the canal, Slaithwaite
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 12 Aug 2022
Quite a long section of the canal is almost empty. This happened previously in 2018, and was then due to a build up of silt that prevented the closure of a lock gate. This scene looks rural but there is industry behind the trees on the left.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.624447
Longitude
-1.871296