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Cranfleet Flood Gates
A navigation closure on the Upper Trent, 9 January 2026 to 6 March 2026 — 56 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Upper Trent
- Region
- East Midlands
- Started
- 9 January 2026
- Status
- Reopened 6 March 2026
- Days shut
- 56
- 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
Water levels have started to come down on the Upper Trent and we have opened Cranfleet Flood Gates. The navigation is now open. Please check our website (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices) for any other restrictions to navigation in this area.
Where
- Upper Trent: Cranfleet Flood Gates to Cranfleet Flood Gates
Updates · 8
3 days with no update after the last one.
3 March 2026 · 8 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
23 February 2026 · 10 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
Earlier updates · 6
13 February 2026 · 7 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
6 February 2026 · 10 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
27 January 2026 · 7 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
20 January 2026 · 4 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
16 January 2026 · 7 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
9 January 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Cranfleet Flood Gates have been closed. We advise skippers of all boats not to navigate because the strong flows make it difficult and dangerous. Locks may also be closed.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Cranfleet Flood Gates”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019ba2ea-35e1-7b66-ae34-9fe5b5d9596a.
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