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Between Vines Park Barge Lock and Lock 6, Body Brook, Droitwich

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Droitwich Barge Canal, Droitwich Junction Canal

From: 9 December 2025, 10am

To: On-going

Region: West Midlands

Reason: High Water Levels

Subject to review on: 18 December 2025

Locations

Closest waterwayDroitwich Junction Canal
Starts atLock 6, Body Brook
Ends atBridge 7, Swan Drive
Closest waterwayDroitwich Barge Canal
Starts atBridge 14, Railway Arch Bridge
Ends atBarge Lock

Descriptions

Update 15 December 2025, 1:42pm

The River Salwarpe is currently on RED alert and continuing to rise. As a result, the locks remain closed and are likely to stay closed until later tomorrow, subject to rainfall levels and river conditions.

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide further updates as conditions change.

Original 9 December 2025, 10:05am

Due to the canalization of the River Salwarpe between these two locks, we have temporarily closed them to ensure the safety of boaters during current flood conditions.

We will keep monitoring the situation and will reopen the locks as soon as it is safe to do so.

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