Environment Agency Navigation and Waterways

Welcome to the Environment Agency's national navigation and waterways engagement page.

We are the second largest navigation authority in the UK, responsible for managing 1,010km of inland waterways.

This includes:

  • the non-tidal River Thames
  • Anglian waterways
  • Medway navigation
  • Rivers Wye and Lugg
  • Rye and Lydney harbours

On this page you can find out more about the work we are doing to achieve our objectives and make improvements to our waterways. See our 'news feed' below.

You can also find other useful information, the answers to some frequently asked questions and ways to contact and follow us on the right hand side of the page.


We want to hear from you!

Please complete our 'Quick polls' via the tab below (make sure to click 'next' to move through them) - the information you provide helps us to understand our waterway users, shape our strategy and improve our service. (All polls are anonymous).

We value the feedback from our waterway users. Tell us what you would like to see on this page and how we could improve what we share with you by filling in our short 'Survey' via the tab below.

Please note that this is a dynamic platform and will always be under review and kept up to date. Your feedback will therefore always be considered.


Welcome to the Environment Agency's national navigation and waterways engagement page.

We are the second largest navigation authority in the UK, responsible for managing 1,010km of inland waterways.

This includes:

  • the non-tidal River Thames
  • Anglian waterways
  • Medway navigation
  • Rivers Wye and Lugg
  • Rye and Lydney harbours

On this page you can find out more about the work we are doing to achieve our objectives and make improvements to our waterways. See our 'news feed' below.

You can also find other useful information, the answers to some frequently asked questions and ways to contact and follow us on the right hand side of the page.


We want to hear from you!

Please complete our 'Quick polls' via the tab below (make sure to click 'next' to move through them) - the information you provide helps us to understand our waterway users, shape our strategy and improve our service. (All polls are anonymous).

We value the feedback from our waterway users. Tell us what you would like to see on this page and how we could improve what we share with you by filling in our short 'Survey' via the tab below.

Please note that this is a dynamic platform and will always be under review and kept up to date. Your feedback will therefore always be considered.


Page last updated: 21 Nov 2025, 08:46 AM