Scottish Canals
| (Scottish Gaelic: Canàlan na h-Alba) | |
Scottish Canals logo | |
| Predecessor | British Waterways |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2 July 2012 |
| Type | executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government |
| Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Region served | Scotland |
Chairman of Board | Maureen Campbell |
Chief Executive | John Paterson |
| Budget | £19.2m |
| Staff | 284 |
| Website | www |
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.
- 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)