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Tottenham Lock 17

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Lee Navigation

From: 25 July 2025, 9:05am

To: 8 September 2025, 11:05am inclusive

Region: London and South East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Subject to review on: 12 September 2025

Location

Closest waterwayLee Navigation
Starts atLock 17, Tottenham Lock, Western Side
Ends atLock 17, Tottenham Lock, Western Side

Descriptions

Update 5 September 2025, 8:44am

Please be advised that Tottenham Lock has been reopened for the foreseeable.

We will continue to monitor the levels in the pound for any changes.

Update 2 September 2025, 11:40am

Unfortunately Tottenham Lock will remain closed until tomorrow morning where we'll reopen for navigation.

We'll continue to monitor the water levels and will update this notice with more information as the situation progresses.

Update 1 September 2025, 9:49am

Please be advised that we've had to suspend operation of Tottenham Lock temporarily due to water level issues.   We'll update this notice with more information tomorrow.

Update 28 August 2025, 11:14am

The situation has recovered enough for us to reopen Tottenham Lock as of 12pm today.

This notice will remain open as we keep the situation under review.

Update 14 August 2025, 11:16am

The levels around Tottenham Lock have recovered enough for us to reopen assisted passage from tomorrow at 9am for one hour.

We will continue offering assisted passages three times a week between 9am and 10am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We'll continue to monitor the levels and will amend this notice should they decline any further.

Update 11 August 2025, 3:33pm

Unfortunately due to a decrease in water levels we're suspending assisted passages for this week.

We'll update this notice with more information midday Thursday.

Update 31 July 2025, 5:15pm

There are currently no changes to the conditions around Tottenham Lock. We will continue offering assisted passages three times a week between 9am and 10am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We will continue to monitor the conditions and re-evaluate restrictions regularly.

Update 28 July 2025, 10:06am

We will be reintroducing assisted passage from this Wednesday 9am-10am.   We will run this three times a week – Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.   However, we will maintain a watch on water levels and rainfall and reevaluate restrictions regularly.

Original 25 July 2025, 9:10am

Low water has set in again and we need to preserve water above Tottenham and there is another dry period setting in. As soon as water has stabilised we will re-introduce assisted passage. Instructions: Avoid Tottenham pound due to low water.

We will re-introduce assisted passage as soon as levels have stabilised There are moorings between Stonebridge and Tottenham Locks

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