These images show Salford Quays absolutely swamped by rubbish.
The photographs, taken this morning, show broken fridges, tree branches, plastic and other items of trash floating in the water.
They were taken this morning at South Bay, near to the Helly Hansen Water Sports centre.
It is understood the Quays became flooded with debris following heavy rainfall and flooding at the weekend.
Social media users have been sharing pictures of the mess.
There are also concerns wildlife may become entangled in the trash.
Leah Scarborough tweeted: "Did I miss a hurricane? What a disgraceful sight
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"Any chance of a clear up? Or a refund on my council tax?"
Another social media user posted: "Salford Quays ladies and gents.
"Please don’t throw your rubbish... including your broken fridges in the canal."
Greg BS wrote: "Please could you look into cleaning up this awful patch of plastic litter and debris by the Helly Hansen water sports centre in Salford Quays? "
Contractors from Salford City Council have been working at the site all week.
Ownership of the Quays is split between a number of parties including the council and private companies.
South Bay is owned by a private landlord.
Ontario Basin and Erie Basin - owned by Salford Council - have also been swamped with debris.
Coun David Lancaster, lead member for Environment and Community Safety at Salford City Council, said: "We’ve had a very wet March with lots of torrential rain from Storm Gareth.
"Five local rivers drain into the Quays so natural and other debris caught up in those rivers is washed down and accumulates in the Quays.
"We have so far removed 70 tonnes of debris from outside the Helly Hansen Watersports Sport Centre – a part of the waters we are responsible for.
"Unfortunately the removal of debris has had to stop to clear the sluices as there is potential for flooding if this does not happen. Works to remove debris will then continue – we expect from 1 April.
"Ownership of the Quays is split between a number of parties including the council and private companies. We constantly monitor the situation and work with our partners to get debris removed as necessary."
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