- Length
- 36 miles (58 km)
- Maximum boat length
- 600 ft 0 in (182.9 m), (Regularly limited to 530 ft (160 m))
- Maximum boat beam
- 65 ft 6 in (20.0 m), (Regularly limited to 63 ft 6 in (19.35 m))
- Status
- Open
- Navigation authority
- Peel Holdings
- Current owner
- Peel Holdings
- Original owner
- Manchester Ship Canal Company
- Principal engineer
- Edward Leader Williams
- Date of act
- 5 August 1885
- Date of first use
- 1 January 1894
- Date completed
- 7 December 1893 ; 132 years ago ( 1893-12-07 )
- Start point
- Eastham Locks