Navigation Closure - Lock 15, Picketts Lock and Lock 14, Ponders End Lock.

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Lee Navigation

From: 14 August 2026, 3pm

To: 17 August 2026, noon inclusive

Region: London and South East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Location

Closest waterway	Lee Navigation
Starts at	Lock 15, Picketts Lock
Ends at	Lock 14, Ponders End Lock, West Side

Descriptions

Update 14 August 2026, 11:40am

Please be advised that this notice will be updated by noon Monday the 17th not 9am as stated previously.

Original 14 August 2026, 11:39am

Please be advised that the pound between Lock 14 Ponders End and Lock 15 Picketts Lock is dangerously low and a navigation closure will be closed between these locks until Monday the 17th of August at 9am to allow the levels to recover.