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Completed: Levels have now returned to normal and boaters can navigate this section.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Erewash Canal
From: 5 July 2025, 11:06am
To: 6 July 2025, 2:44pm inclusive
Region: East Midlands
Reason: Low Water Levels
Subject to review on: 6 July 2025
| Closest waterway | Erewash Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 73 - Eastwood Lock |
| Ends at | Lock 72 - Shipley Lock |
| Upstream winding hole | ER-001-013 - Anchor Lane Winding Hole |
| Downstream winding hole | ER-003-006 - Facility - Winding Hole |
Due to low water between Shipley Lock & Eastwood Lock we have had to temporarily close this section of the Erewash Canal. Team members have attended site and will review tomorrow. Boaters are asked not to navigate this section at this time to allow levels to recover.
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