The Aire and Calder Navigation

The main line runs from Goole Dock to Castleford where it splits in two sections. One goes to the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Wakefield and the other to Leeds and the junction with the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Goole to Leeds is 34 miles with 13 locks, Castleford to Wakefield 7½ miles with 4 locks.

In 1700 the River Aire was made navigable with great commercial success.

Clarence Dock | Leeds Lock
Leeds
The River Aire reaches Leeds city centre having followed the Leeds & Liverpool Canal since Gargrave. The River Aire disappears underneath Leeds railway station and emerges from the archeways on the other side as the Aire and Calder Navigation. At River Lock it passes by the end of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and then flows under Victoria Bridge.
The Aire and Calder Navigation	The arches under Leeds station	Victoria Bridge	The River Aire
Leeds Bridge	Brewery Wharf	Evening at the River	Brewery Wharf
The River Aire	River Aire Barges	Crown Point Bridge	Crown Point Bridge
Crown Point Bridge
Clarence Dock and the Royal Armouries
Here there is overnight mooring, longterm mooring, pump out, showers and toilets for boaters.
Clarence Dock	Clarence Dock	Clarence Dock	Clarence Dock
Leeds Lock
Leeds Lock drops boats down 4 feet 6 inches. The lock, like all the locks on the Aire and Calder, is operated mechanically. There are lock keepers who move up and down the system but all locks can be self-operated. The lock has traffic lights to control the use of the lock.
The River Aire	Nr Leeds Lock	Leeds Lock	Leeds Lock
Leeds Lock	Leeds Lock	Waymarker at the River Aire
The River Aire	The River Aire	Barge on the River Aire	Barge on the River Aire