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Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Lee Navigation
From: 13 August 2026, noon
To: 14 August 2026, 9am inclusive
Region: London and South East
Reason: Low Water Levels
| Closest waterway | Lee Navigation |
| Starts at | Lock 15, Picketts Lock |
| Ends at | Lock 14, Ponders End Lock, East Side |
| Upstream winding hole | Picketts Lock Winding Hole |
| Downstream winding hole | South Island Marina |
We are currently experiencing low water levels on the Lee Navigation.
To help recover the levels we will be locking up Ponders End Lock 14 and Picketts Lock 15 from 1500 on Thursday 13th August for an overnight closure with them being unlocked at 0900 on Friday 14th August.
Should levels not recover sufficiently then a full weekend closure will be explored.
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