Promise to get back to you on this BPL.
The above mentioned book also shows the Mickley to Ovington for Ovingham ferry which was still active as late as 1963.
Check out also "Tyne & Tide" & "Land of Singing Waters" both written by David Archer.(www.daryanpress.co.uk.)
Alternatively some of Thomas Bewick's prints will give an idea of the river as it was at the approximate time of the song's writing.