Environment Agency

Little Ouse

17 miles of navigable water, 1 lock, 1 named marina or mooring. Passes Brandon.

Will your boat fit?

BoatSizeFits?
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inSome sections
Long narrowboat70ft × 6ft 10inSome sections
Widebeam60ft × 10ftSome sections
Widebeam60ft × 12ftSome sections
Dutch barge70ft × 14ft 6inSome sections

Length and beam against Environment Agency lock sizes. “Some sections” means your boat is too big for at least one section or lock. Draught and headroom aren't checked here: see the table below.

Brandon

Lock sizes

Brandon Lock 12.4 × 3.7 m at the top. Below it there are no locks.

Environment Agency, Little Ouse, Ely Ouse to Brandon, last updated 26 Apr 2022. The Agency publishes lock sizes and bridge heights, not a maximum boat size.

Marinas and moorings

Each opens its Check a Mooring page: what's nearby on the water and ashore.

Services on the water

Mapped within 150 m of the Little Ouse in OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map these, so there are gaps.

Water points 0

None mapped.

Elsan disposal 0

None mapped.

Pump-out 0

None mapped.

Boat fuel 0

None mapped.

Rubbish disposal 0

None mapped.

Winding holes 0

None mapped.

Questions

Can a widebeam go on the Little Ouse?

Partly. A 60ft × 10ft widebeam fits some sections of the Little Ouse but not all of them. Check the limits for the sections you plan to use.

Will a 57ft narrowboat fit on the Little Ouse?

Partly. A 57ft narrowboat fits some sections but not all.

How long is the Little Ouse, and how many locks does it have?

About 17 miles of navigable water on our map, with 1 lock mapped in OpenStreetMap.