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Type: Advice
Waterway(s): Rochdale Canal
From: 28 August 2026, 4:10pm
To: On-going
Region: Yorkshire and North East
Reason: Underwater Obstruction
Subject to review on: 2 September 2026
| Closest waterway | Rochdale Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 32 |
| Ends at | Bottomley Culvert |
A dead sheep in the canal in front of the gates at Lock 32 on the Rochdale Canal. Due to the bank holiday, this has delayed the removal date by one working day and it will be removed on the Tuesday 1st September/ Wednesday 2nd September. The location is on the What3Words of : barstool.bleak.dozens.
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