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Between Shardlow Lock 2 and Derwent Mouth Lock 1
A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, 13 February 2026 to 18 February 2026 — 5 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Region
- East Midlands
- Started
- 13 February 2026
- Status
- Reopened 18 February 2026
- Days shut
- 5
- CRT reason
- High 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
Water levels have started to come down and the Environment Agency has opened Shardlow flood gates. Shardlow Lock and Derwent Mouth Lock have both been opened and boating customers can now proceed as normal. Please check our website (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices) for any other restrictions to navigation in this area.
Where
- Trent & Mersey Canal: Lock 2, Shardlow Lock to Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Lock
Updates · 2
1 days with no update after the last one.
17 February 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.
13 February 2026 · 0 days since the previous
The Environment Agency has closed the flood gates at Shardlow. As part of this process both Shardlow Lock and Derwent Mouth Lock have been locked and this section of the Trent & Mersey Canal is not currently navigable. We will update this notice when further information is received from the Environment Agency.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Between Shardlow Lock 2 and Derwent Mouth Lock 1”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019c577a-1573-7b97-ace5-7031d4129abb.
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