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Navigation Closure from Lock 5 to Lock 16 - Low water levels

A navigation closure on the Rochdale Canal, 16 June 2025 to 12 August 2025 — 57 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway: Rochdale Canal
Region: Yorkshire and North East
Started: 16 June 2025
Status: Reopened 12 August 2025
Days shut: 57
CRT reason: Low Water Levels
Cause: Weather
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

consolidating on to one notice

Where

Rochdale Canal: Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 16

Updates · 6

18 days with no update after the last one.

25 July 2025 · 14 days since the previous

The section between Lock 5 and Lock 16 remains closed. The team have been closely monitoring the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 and there is still very little improvement on the water levels as they are still currently very low. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. Please see the notice here, for changes over the weekend from 25th July to Monday 28th at 3pm only : <https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019841f3-62e0-7926-9209-827641348671>

11 July 2025 · 7 days since the previous

The section between Lock 5 and Lock 16 remains closed. The team have been closely monitoring the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 and there is still very little improvement on the water levels as they are still currently very low. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. We will update the notice with any further information on Friday 25th July.

Earlier updates · 4

4 July 2025 · 7 days since the previous

The section between Lock 5 and Lock 16 remains closed. The team have been closely monitoring the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 and there is still very little improvement on the water levels as they are still currently very low. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. We will update the notice with any further information on Friday 11th July.

27 June 2025 · 7 days since the previous

The section between Lock 5 and Lock 16 remains closed. The team have been closely monitoring the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 and there is still very little improvement on the water levels as they are still currently very low. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. We will update the notice with any further information on Friday 4th July 2025.

20 June 2025 · 4 days since the previous

The section between Lock 5 and Lock 16 remains closed. The team have been closely monitoring the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 and there is still very little improvement on the water levels as they are still currently very low. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. We will update the notice with any further information on Friday 27th June.

16 June 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Due to low water levels on the Rochdale Canal, we are closing the navigation from Lock 5 to Lock 16 with immediate effect. The lock gates have been padlocked to prevent further water loss. This will give the water levels a chance to improve and the team will be closely monitoring the water levels. We will update the notice with any further information on Friday 20th June at 4pm.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure from Lock 5 to Lock 16 - Low water levels”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0197784b-5234-718b-aaaa-035f460ff21b.

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