Aberdeen Docks Achill Sound Afon (River) Mawddach Afon (River) Seiont Afon (River) Soch Afon (River) Taff Afon (River) Tawe Afon (River) Teifi Afon Nedd (River Neath) Afon Tywi (River Towy) Afon Wysg (River Usk) Aire & Calder Navigation Ardrossan Harbour Ashby Canal Ashton Canal Avonmouth Docks Barnsley Dearne and Dove Canals Barrow Navigation - Ireland Barrow-in-Furness Docks Barry Docks Basingstoke Canal Benfleet Creek Birkenhead Docks Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Birmingham Canal Navigations Birmingham Canal Navigations - Titford Canal Black Cart Water Bowcombe Creek Bradford Canal Bridgewater Canal- Manchester Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Bridgwater Docks Brighton Marina Bristol Harbour Buckingham Arm Bude Canal Burntisland Docks Burry Port Burwell Lode Caldon Canal Caledonian Canal Cambridge Arm Cardiff Bay Cardiff Docks Carlisle Canal Castletown Harbour Cattewater Chatham Docks Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Chichester Canal Coventry Canal Crinan Canal Cromford Canal Cromford Canal - Pinxton Branch Croydon Canal Deptford Creek Derby Canal Devonport Dockyard Douglas Harbour Dover Docks and Marina Driffield Navigation Droitwich Barge Canal Dudley Canal Dundee Harbour Dutch River Eglinton Canal Erewash Canal Exeter Canal Exmouth Quay Eye Water Faversham Creek Folkestone Harbour Forth and Clyde Canal Fosdyke and South Witham Navigation Glamorganshire Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Gloucester Docks Goole Docks Gosport- Forton Lake Grand Canal- Ireland - Mountmellick Canal Grand Surrey Canal Grand Surrey Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Western Canal Grangemouth Docks Grantham Canal Greasbrough Canal Great Northern Railway Great Ouse Greenock Docks Grimsby Docks Grosvenor Canal Hartlepool Docks Hatherton Canal Havengore Creek Hedon Haven Hereford and Gloucester Canal Hooe Lake Huddersfield Broad Canal Huddersfield Narrow Canal Hull Docks Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation Kennet and Avon Canal Kings Lynn Docks Lancaster Canal Langstone Harbour Lartigue Monorail Leeds and Liverpool Canal Leigh Branch Leith Docks Leven Canal Lichfield Canal Lichfield Canal Little Ouse,RIver Liverpool Docks Llangollen Canal London & South Western Railway London Docklands - Tilbury Docks London Docks - East India Docks Lossiemouth Docks Louth Canal Lowestoft Harbour and Lake Lothing Lydney Harbour Macclesfield Canal Manchester & Salford Canal Manchester Ship Canal Market Weighton Canal Maryport Docks - Cumbria Mersey and Irwell Navigation Middlesbrough Docks Milford Haven Monmouth and Brecon Canal Montgomery Canal Naas Harbour Neath & Tenant & Swansea Canal New Junction Canal Newport Docks Newry Docks Nottingham Canal Oxford Canal Peak Forest Canal Peel Harbour Penarth Docks Penzance Harbour Peterhead Docks Plymouth Dockyards Pocklington Canal Poole Harbour Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation Portsmouth Harbour Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Ramsey Harbour Ramsgate Docks Regent's Canal River Adur River Ancholme River Ant River Arun River Avon - Bristol River Avon - Warwickshire Avon River Bann River Blackwater River Blyth River Bure River Chess River Clyde River Colne River Darent River Dee River Derwent - Derbyshire River Derwent - Yorkshire River Don River Douglas River Ellen River Esk River Exe River Forth River Foss River Hamble River Hayle River Hull River Irvine River Irwell River Kent - Cumbria River Lee - Ireland River Leven - Cumbria River Liffey River Medina River Medlock River Medway River Mersey River Mole River Nene River Orwell River Ouse - Yorkshire River Ouse - Sussex River Parrett River Ribble River Roach River Roding River Rother River Severn River Shannon River Slaney River Slea River Soar River South Esk River Stort River Stour - Kent River Suir River Suir River Taw River Tees River Teign River Thames River Thurne River Trent River Trent Navigation River Tyne River Waveney River Welland River Wensum River Yar River Yare River Yeo Rochdale Canal Rosyth Docks Rothesay Harbour Royal Arsenal Canal Royal Canal - Ireland Rushall Canal Salford Quays Saltholme Nature Reserve Moat Sandwich Port and Haven Sankey (St. Helen's) Canal Scarborough Harbour Selby Canal Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation Shrewsbury and Newport Canal Silver Burn Somerset Coal Canal Southampton docks Sovereign Marina - Eastbourne St. Andrews Harbour St. Mawes Castle Staffordshire and Worcester Canal Stainforth and Keadby Canal Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stroudwater Canal Sunderland Docks Surrey Commercial Docks Swale, The Swansea Canal Swansea Docks Tavistock Canal Thames and Medway Canal Thames and Severn Canal The Challenge Torquay Harbour Tralee Ship Canal Trent and Mersey Canal Ulverston Canal Union Canal - Scotland Wallesey Pool - none Walney Channel Water of Leith Weaver Navigation Weston Canal and Docks Wey and Arun Canal Weymouth Docks Whitby Harbour White Cart Water Whitehaven Docks Wilts and Berks Canal Worcester and Birmingham Canal Wyrley and Essington Canal   

The Yorkshire Derwent rises on the moors inland from Scarborough and a mere 3 miles from Robin Hood's Bay, but flows many miles to reach the sea via the River Ouse. The Derwent flows through Harwood Dale, Yedingham, New Malton, Stamford Bridge, Cottingham and then to the Ouse at Barmby. Royal Assent had been given to an Act of Parliament in 1701 allowing the Marquis of Rockingham to improve the river for navigation between Barmby and Malton - a distance of 38 miles. Further work to extend the navigation for a further 11 miles upstream to Yedingham was undertaken in 1805. (Priestley).

By 1904 Bradshaw's stated that the navigation was open only as far as Malton from Barmby. At this time trade on the river was reported to be very light, mostly only as far as Sutton Lock 16 miles from Barmby.

By 1962 Edwards reported only the first 15 ½ miles to Sutton Lock was generally navigable, while the rest was only then available to very light craft that could be portaged around obstacles. Edwards did however report a plan to create a Trust with the express aim of re-opening the whole length of the navigation.

Edwards did record that 2 of the numerous bridges over the Derwent were opening bridges, but offered no further detail.

In the 1970's Hugh McKnight reported that tidal length from Barmby to Sutton Lock 'are indisputedly one of the most attractive cruising stretches in Britain, although at present only small craft that can be portaged round the sites of the locks at Stamford Bridge and Kirkham Abbey can make the journey. McKnight reported that the section between Stamford Bridge and Malton had been abandoned for navigation in 1935, but that the Derwent Trust had been campaigning for restoration and in 1972 were able to reopen Sutton Lock.

In 2023 it was reported that the River is only navigable by small powered craft between East Cottingwith Lock and Barmby Barrage.

 
References:

• Inland Waterways of Great Britain and Ireland by Lewis A. Edwards, Published by Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wislon Ltd, 1962 edition, 1st published 1950