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Bank Newton and Gargrave section closure to low water levels - reopened
A navigation closure on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, 18 May 2026 to 19 May 2026 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Leeds & Liverpool Canal
- Region
- Yorkshire and North East
- Started
- 18 May 2026
- Status
- Reopened 19 May 2026
- Days shut
- 1
- 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.
Where
- Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Lock 36, Bank Newton Bottom Lock to Higherland Lock Sanitary Station
Updates · 2
0 days with no update after the last one.
19 May 2026 · 1 days since the previous
The navigation has recovered and water levels are back to a navigable level. The stoppage has been lifted.
18 May 2026 · 0 days since the previous
A navigation closure is in place for 24 hours between Bank Newton and Gargrave due to high usage over the weekend to allowing water levels in this section to recover. The local team will be closely monitoring the section and we hope to have it open for navigation at 10:30am on Tuesday 19th May.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Bank Newton and Gargrave section closure to low water levels - reopened”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019e3a95-bf2e-793a-b782-027d77fcdfea.
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