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Aire and Calder Mainline

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line

From: 3 October 2025, 7:56pm

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: High Water Levels

Subject to review on: 31 January 2026

Location

Closest waterwayAire & Calder Navigation Main Line
Starts atLock 9, Castleford Junction Lock
Ends atLock 11, Ferrybridge Flood Lock

Descriptions

Update 12 December 2025, 4:12pm

Name  Type  Status 
Leeds Dock  Flood gate  Open 
Castleford  Flood lock  Closed 
Ferrybridge  Flood lock  Closed 
Bank Dole  Flood gate  Closed 
Broadreach  Flood lock  Closed 

Update 10 December 2025, 12:40pm

Name  Type  Status 
Leeds Dock  Flood gate  Closed 
Castleford  Flood lock  Closed 
Ferrybridge  Flood lock  Closed 
Bank Dole  Flood gate  Closed 
Broadreach  Flood lock  Closed 

Update 28 November 2025, 4:48pm

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Aire & Calder Navigation.

Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.

Name Type Status
Leeds Dock Flood Gate OPEN
Castleford Flood Lock CLOSED (User operable)
Ferrybridge Flood Lock CLOSED (User operable)
Bank Dole Flood Gate OPEN
Broadreach Flood Lock CLOSED (User operable)

Update 28 November 2025, 10:27am

Name  Type  Status 
Leeds Dock  Flood gate  Open   
Castleford  Flood lock  Open   
Ferrybridge  Flood lock  Open 
Bank Dole  Flood gate  Open 
Broadreach  Flood lock  Open 

Update 24 November 2025, 1:57pm

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Aire & Calder Navigation.

Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.

Name  Type  Status 
Leeds Dock  Flood gate  Closed 
Castleford  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Ferrybridge  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Bank Dole  Flood gate  Closed 
Broadreach  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 

Update 4 October 2025, 8:06am

The following Lock/ Flood Gates are currently closed due to high water levels and is still useable as a lock. Ferrybridge Flood Lock Castleford Flood Lock Broadreach Flood Lock Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation. River levels are being closely monitored and flood gates and locks reopened when river levels allow. The following flood gates / locks remain open:- Bank Dole Flood Gates

Original 3 October 2025, 7:59pm

The following Lock/ Flood Gates are currently closed due to high water levels and is still useable as a lock.

Ferrybridge Flood Lock Castleford Flood Lock Broadreach Flood Lock

Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation. River levels are being closely monitored and flood gates and locks reopened when river levels allow.

The following flood gates / locks remain open:- Bank Dole Flood Gates Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates

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