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Lock 9-16 Rochdale Canal

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Rochdale Canal

From: 17 July 2026, 2:10pm

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Subject to review on: 18 July 2026

Location

Closest waterwayRochdale Canal
Starts atLock 9, Blackpit Hebden Bridge
Ends atLock 16

Descriptions

Update 17 July 2026, 2:29pm

If you see that water levels are looking unusually low, please let us know . Our teams actively manage water levels and can carefully refill low pounds, checking for problems and making sure moored boats on adjacent pounds stay safe.  

Original 17 July 2026, 2:05pm

As a result of vandalism, the water levels around lock 14 Rochdale Canal, are too low to navigate.

To allow this pound to recover, we are having to put a closure on the locks between 9 and 16.

We will review the water levels and update this notice on 18th July.

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