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Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Trent & Mersey Canal
From: 7 February 2026, 10pm
To: On-going
Region: East Midlands
Reason: High Water Levels
Subject to review on: 13 February 2026
| Closest waterway | Trent & Mersey Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 2, Shardlow Lock |
| Ends at | Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Lock |
The Environment Agency has closed the flood gates at Shardlow. As part of this process both Shardlow Lock and Derwent Mouth Lock have been locked, and this section of the Trent & Mersey Canal is not currently navigable. We will update this notice when further information is received from the Environment Agency.
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