executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government
Headquarters
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Region served
Scotland
Chairman of Board
Maureen Campbell[1]
Chief Executive
John Paterson[2]
Budget
£19.2m[3]
Staff
284[3]
Website
www.scottishcanals.co.uk
Formerly called
British Waterways (Scotland)
Scottish Canals (Scottish Gaelic: Canàlan na h-Alba) is the Scottish Government body responsible for managing the country's inland waterways. Formerly a division of British Waterways, it became a stand-alone corporation on 2 July 2012, then an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government in April 2020.
Based in Glasgow, Scottish Canals cares for 137 miles (220 km) of waterway network in total, including 17 reservoirs and the navigation rights to four lochs, including Loch Ness. The body is responsible for five canals.[4]
Caledonian – 60 miles (97 km)
Crinan – 9 miles (14 km)
Forth and Clyde – 35 miles (56 km)
Monkland (no longer operational, although two watered sections remain) – 2 miles (3.2 km)
Union Canal – 31 miles (50 km)
^"Meet the Board". www.scottishcanals.co.uk. Scottish Canals. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^"Meet the Management Team". Scottish Canals. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ ab"Annual Report & Accounts 2019/2020" (PDF). Scottish Canals. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^"Fast Facts!". Scottish Canals. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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