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Shipton Flood Gate
A navigation closure on the Oxford Canal, 19 December 2025 to 24 December 2025 — 5 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Oxford Canal
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 19 December 2025
- Status
- Reopened 24 December 2025
- Days shut
- 5
- CRT reason
- High Water Levels
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Sluice
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
Risk of flooding receded
Where
- Oxford Canal: Flood Gate to Flood Gate
Updates · 2
0 days with no update after the last one.
24 December 2025 · 5 days since the previous
Shipton Flood Gate is now open to navigation as the risk of flooding has receded. Please note that navigation remains closed at Shipton Lift bridge 219
19 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Please be advised that we've closed the shipton floodgates to protect nearby residential areas from the potential flooding. Full details of closure affecting navigation can be found at the existing notice for Shipton. [https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b2186-b42c-7997-bb83-6d9102b1e8a6](https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b2186-b42c-7997-bb83-6d9102b1e8a6 "https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b2186-b42c-7997-bb83-6d9102b1e8a6")
Cite this: Canal closures, “Shipton Flood Gate”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019b3623-59b4-75a4-965a-81a720a836ad.
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