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                             LIVERPOOL BASINS.
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 | | | Height | | |
 | Liverpool Basins. | Width of | of Piers | Water | Lineal |
 | | Entrance. | above | Area. | Quayage. |
 | | | Datum. | | |
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 | | Ft. In. | Ft. In. | Acres Yds. | Miles Yds. |
 | Canada Basin | 250 0 | 32 0 | 6 4528 | 0 546 |
 | Sandon Basin | 200 0 | 31 0 | 6 904 | 0 702 |
 | George's Ferry Basin | 67 0 | 23 8 | 0 1344 | 0 160 |
 | Chester Basin | 36 0 | 22 2 | 0 2568 | 0 288 |
 | South Ferry Basin | 60 0 | 30 6 | 0 2927 | 0 205 |
 | Harrington Basin | 40 0 | 23 3 | 0 3917 | 0 308 |
 | Herculaneum Basin | 40 0 | 26 0 | 0 2200 | 0 204 |
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 | Total Water Area and Quay Space of the } | 15 3868 | 1 653 |
 | Liverpool Basins } | | |
 | Do. do. do. Docks | 243 1559 | 17 263 |
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 | Total | 259 587 | 18 916 |
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       | AREA OF THE DOCK ESTATE. |
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       | Liverpool 1,032 Acres. |
       | Birkenhead 506 " |
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       | Total 1,538 Acres. |
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                                     BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.
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                              | Position | Sill |Coping at | |
      Birkenhead Docks. | and Width of | below | Hollow | Water | Lineal
                              | Entrance | Datum. | Quoins | Area. | Quayage.
                              | or Passage. | |above Dtm.| |
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                              | Ft. In. | Ft. In. | Ft. In. | Ac. Yds. |Miles Yds.
WEST FLOAT | .. .. | .. | .. | 52 19 | 2 210
Basin near Canada Works | West 50 0 | .. | .. | 1 2554 | 0 543
      Do. do. | East 50 0 | .. | .. | 1 84 | 0 390
Duke Street Passage | 100 0 | 7 6 | 26 6 | .. | ..
EAST FLOAT | .. .. | .. | .. | 59 3786 | 1 1506
Corn Warehouse Dock | 30 0 | O.D.S. | 26 0 | 1 453 | 0 555
Railway Companies' Basin | .. .. | .. | .. | 0 606 | 0 113
Lock from Low-Water Basin } | 50 0 | .. | 26 0 | 0 1333 | 0 234
  238 feet long } | | | | |
      Inner Sill | .. .. | 9 0 | .. | .. | ..
      Outer Sills | .. .. | 12 0 | .. | .. | ..
Inner Northern Entrances | North 100 0 | 9 0 | 26 0 | .. | 0 242
      Lock 198 feet long | Middle 30 0 | .. | 26 0 | 0 667 | 0 264
      Inner Sill | .. .. | 9 0 | .. | .. | ..
      Outer Sills | .. .. | 12 0 | .. | .. | ..
      Lock 274 feet long | South 50 0 | .. | 26 0 | 0 522 | 0 300
      Inner Sill | .. .. | 9 0 | .. | .. | ..
      Outer Sills | .. .. | 12 0 | .. | .. | ..
Alfred Dock | .. .. | .. | .. | 8 2922 | 0 482
Outer Northern Entrances— | | | | |
      Lock 348 feet long | North 100 0 | 12 0 | 31 0 | 0 3888 | 0 352
      Lock 198 feet long | Middle 30 0 | 12 0 | 26 0 | 0 667 | 0 377
      Lock 398 feet long | South 50 0 | 12 0 | 26 0 | 0 2222 | 0 391
Egerton Dock | West 70 0 | 7 4 | 25 0 | 3 4011 | 0 754
Morpeth Dock | West 70 0 | 5 5 | 25 0 | 11 2404 | 0 1299
Railway Companies' Basin | South 25 0 | O.D.S. | 26 0 | 0 3144 | 0 319
Morpeth Branch Dock | West 85 0 | .. | 26 0 | 4 243 | 0 637
Morpeth Lock 398 feet long | River 85 0 | 12 0 | 26 0 | 0 3777 | 0 441
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  Total Water Area and Quay Space of the Birkenhead Docks | 147 722 | 8 609