New Cut, Bristol

New Cut, Bristol
The river Avon, in the New Cut, looking west towards Southville and St Pauls church, Bedminster
Location
Country	England
State	Bristol
Physical characteristics
Source	River Avon
• location	Netham Weir, Bristol, England
• coordinates	51°27′06″N 2°33′09″W / 51.45167°N 2.55250°W / 51.45167; -2.55250
• elevation	27 ft (8.2 m)
Mouth	River Avon
• location	Rownham, Bristol, England
• coordinates	51°26′53″N 2°37′30″W / 51.44806°N 2.62500°W / 51.44806; -2.62500
• elevation	9 ft (2.7 m)
Length	3.2 mi (5.1 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	River Malago

The New Cut is an artificial waterway which was constructed between 1804 and 1809 to divert the tidal river Avon through south and east Bristol, England. This was part of the process of constructing Bristol's Floating Harbour, under the supervision of engineer William Jessop. The cut runs from Totterdown Basin at the eastern end of St Phillip's Marsh, near Temple Meads, to the Underfall sluices at Rownham in Hotwells and rejoining the original course of the tidal Avon.

The length of the cut is approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) and with the addition of short sections of the original course of the river Avon at either end, connecting Netham weir and Totterdown basin, and the Underfall sluices to the mouth of the Entrance lock at Cumberland Basin, the overall watercourse length is 3.2 miles (5.1 km). No ships have navigated the cut on a regular basis since the 1930s, but it is still possible for boats to proceed as far as Netham weir with care.^[1]