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Completed: Water levels have recovered and the navigation is now open. Please check our website ( <https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices>) for any other restrictions to navigation in this area.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): River Soar
From: 7 July 2026, 8:57am
To: 7 July 2026, 3:32pm inclusive
Region: East Midlands
Reason: Low Water Levels
Subject to review on: 8 July 2026
| Closest waterway | River Soar |
| Starts at | Lock 42 - North Lock |
| Ends at | Lock 43 - Limekiln Lock |
The navigation is currently closed between North Lock 42 and Limkiln Lock 43 due to low water levels.
Passage through the locks is not possible while the team carry out water control. It may take several hours for the levels to come back up.
We will update this notice once we have further information.
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