Great Float

The Great Float
The Great Float
	Tugs Svitzer Stanlow (left) and Thorngarth (right) on East Float with the converted grain warehouse in the background, seen from Duke Street Bridge
Location
Location	Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53.40320°N 3.03780°W
OS grid	SJ310901
Details
Owner	Peel Holdings
Operator	Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
Opened	1860
Type	Wet dock
Purpose	Cargo transfer; Ship repair and layup;
Joins	Alfred Dock; Vittoria Dock;
Area	52 acres, 319 sq yd (21.0703 ha) (West Float); 59 acres, 3,786 sq yd (24.1938 ha) (East Float);
Width at entrance	100 ft (30 m)
Quay length	2 mi 210 yd (3.41 km) (West Float); 1 mi 1,506 yd (2.99 km) (East Float);
Cargo type	Bulk
Transport links	A5139 (road); Birkenhead Dock Branch (rail, disused);

The Great Float is a body of water on the Wirral Peninsula, England, formed from the natural tidal inlet, the Wallasey Pool. It is split into two large docks, East Float and West Float, both part of the Birkenhead Docks complex. The docks run approximately 2 miles (3 km) inland from the River Mersey, dividing the towns of Birkenhead and Wallasey. The Great Float consists of 110 acres (45 ha) of water and more than 4 miles (6 km) of quays.

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