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Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): River Stort
From: 29 July 2026, 9:42am
To: On-going
Region: London and South East
Reason: Low Water Levels
Subject to review on: 5 August 2026
| Closest waterway | River Stort |
| Starts at | Lock 15, Lower Lock |
| Ends at | Lock 14, Brick Lock |
| Upstream winding hole | In the direction of Rye House Junction Feildes Weir Lock Services |
| Downstream winding hole | In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford) Roydon Lock Winding Hole |
Please be advised that, due to low water levels below Lock 14 (Brick Lock) on the River Stort, a navigation closure is currently in place to allow water levels to recover.
We thank you for your patience and understanding on this whilst we allow water levels recover.
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates on this notice. The navigation closure will be lifted as soon as conditions allow and it is safe to do so.
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