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Low water levels from Lock 20 to Lock 24 - Reopened

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Rochdale Canal

From: 27 May 2026, 11am

To: 3 June 2026, 11:25am inclusive

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Location

Closest waterwayRochdale Canal
Starts atLock 20
Ends atLock 24

Descriptions

Update 3 June 2026, 11:21am

The team have been closely monitoring the water levels and they have recovered enough for passage to be possible. The closure has been removed and the section is navigable.

Update 29 May 2026, 1:46pm

Whilst the team have been closely monitoring the water levels in the section. There has been a little improvement but not enough to allow it be navigable. We shall keep the closure on over the weekend to allow further recovery time for this section's water levels to recover fully. We will revisit the section on Monday and look to have an update around noon on the Monday 1st June.

Original 27 May 2026, 10:57am

A navigation closure has been put in place between Lock 20 and Lock 24 due to a boater operational error resulting in low water levels in this section. We will continue to monitor the levels and will update the notice once the levels have recovered.

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