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Below Hunsdon Lock on the River Stort
A navigation closure on the River Stort, 19 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 — 9 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- River Stort
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 19 May 2025
- Status
- Reopened 28 May 2025
- Days shut
- 9
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Canal or river
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
Navigation reopened.
Where
- River Stort: Lock 13, Roydon Lock to Lock 12, Hunsdon Mill Lock
Updates · 3
6 days with no update after the last one.
22 May 2025 · 2 days since the previous
Please be advised that due to the reduced rainfall in the catchment area, the River Stort , between Hunsdon and Roydon locks, will remain closed overnight until next week - passage will be available between the hours of 8am and 4pm due to low water levels.
20 May 2025 · 1 days since the previous
Roydon and Hunsdon Lock will be open to traffic from 8am until 4pm to allow passage on the Stort Navigation - The locks will be closed overnight to preserve the water levels for the time being - a further update on the lock opening times will be made later this week.
19 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Due to paddles being left up at Roydon Lock , the water level between Hunsdon and Roydon Lock are below navigable depth. The river will be closed to navigation until the levels are replenished
Cite this: Canal closures, “Below Hunsdon Lock on the River Stort”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196e84e-de7a-7612-8d8d-ff1c10ac19ff.
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