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Calder and Hebble Navigation

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Calder & Hebble Navigation

From: 21 November 2025, 9:50am

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Information

Subject to review on: 31 January 2026

Location

Closest waterwayCalder & Hebble Navigation
Starts atRiver Weir 4, Anchor Pit
Ends atFlood Lock, Wakefield

Descriptions

Update 7 January 2026, 3:33pm

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood Gate  Open  
Cooper Bridge  Flood Gate  Open  
Battyeford  Flood Gate  Open  
Ledgard  Flood Lock  Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood Gate  Open  
Long Cut  Flood Gate  Open  
Thornes  Flood Lock  Open 
Wakefield   Flood Lock  Open 
Fall Ings  Flood Gate    Open 

Update 7 January 2026, 2:07pm

Anchor Pit  Flood Gate  Open  Closed (user operable)  Closed 
Cooper Bridge  Flood Gate  Open  
Battyeford  Flood Gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood Lock  Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood Gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood Gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood Lock  Open  
Wakefield   Flood Lock  Open 
Fall Ings  Flood Gate    Open 
     

Update 2 January 2026, 10:38am

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Open 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Open 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood lock    Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Wakefield  Flood lock    Closed (user operable) 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Open 

Update 28 December 2025, 2:40pm

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Open 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Open 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood lock  Open
Wakefield  Flood lock  Open 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Open 

Update 24 December 2025, 10:59am

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Open 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Open 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Open 

Update 19 December 2025, 1:20pm

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Closed 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Closed 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Closed 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Closed 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Closed 
Thornes  Flood lock  Closed 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Closed 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Closed 

Update 12 December 2025, 4:17pm

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Closed 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Closed 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood lock  Open 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Open 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Open 

Update 10 December 2025, 12:43pm

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Closed 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Closed 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Closed 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Closed 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Closed 
Thornes  Flood lock  Closed 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Closed 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Closed 

Update 30 November 2025, 7:32am

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

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

Name Type Status
Anchor Pit Flood gate CLOSED
Cooper Bridge Flood gate CLOSED
Battyeford Flood gate CLOSED
Ledgard Flood lock CLOSED (User operable)
Greenwood Flood gate CLOSED
Long Cut Flood gate CLOSED
Thornes Flood lock CLOSED (User operable)
Wakefield Flood lock CLOSED (User operable)

Update 30 November 2025, 7:25am

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

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

Name Type Status
Anchor Pit Flood gate CLOSED
Cooper Bridge Flood gate CLOSED
Battyeford Flood gate CLOSED
Ledgard Flood Lock CLOSED (User operable)
Greenwood Flood gate CLOSED
Long Cut Flood gate CLOSED
Thornes Flood gate CLOSED
Wakefield Flood gate CLOSED

Update 28 November 2025, 4:42pm

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

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

Name Type Status
Anchor Pit Flood Gate Closed
Cooper bridge Flood Gate Closed
Battyeford Flood Gate Closed
Ledgard Flood Lock Closed (User operable)
Greenwood Flood Gate Open
Long Cut Flood Gate Open
Thornes Flood Lock Open
Wakefield Flood Lock Open

Update 28 November 2025, 10:16am

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Open 
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Open 
Battyeford  Flood gate  Open 
Ledgard  Flood lock  Open 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Open 
Long Cut  Flood gate  Open 
Thornes  Flood lock  Open 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Open 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Open 

Update 24 November 2025, 1:52pm

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

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

Name  Type  Status 
Anchor Pit  Flood gate  Closed
Cooper Bridge  Flood gate  Closed
Battyeford  Flood gate  Closed
Ledgard  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Greenwood  Flood gate  Closed
Long Cut  Flood gate  Closed
Thornes  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Wakefield  Flood lock  Closed (user operable) 
Fall Ings  Flood gate  Closed

Original 21 November 2025, 9:58am

Current status of all flood locks/gates on the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

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

Name Type Status
Anchor Pit Flood Gate OPEN
Cooper Bridge Flood Gate OPEN
Battyeford Flood Gate OPEN
Ledgard Flood Lock OPEN
Greenwood Flood Gate OPEN
Longcut Flood Gate OPEN
Thornes Flood Lock OPEN
Wakefield Flood Lock OPEN
Fall Ings Flood Gate OPEN
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