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Low water levels between Lock 6 Sheering Mill Lock and Lock 7, Feakes Lock.

A navigation closure on the River Stort, 18 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 — 8 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
River Stort
Region
London and South East
Started
18 May 2026
Status
Reopened 26 May 2026
Days shut
8
CRT reason
Low Water Levels
Cause
Cause not stated
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 returned to normal. Navigation open.

Where

Updates · 2

7 days with no update after the last one.

19 May 2026 · 1 days since the previous

Following further inspections we've closed the pound between Lock 7 and Lock 6 until necessary repairs have been undertaken. We'll update this notice with more information on Monday the 25th of June.

18 May 2026 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised that there is an ongoing issue causing low levels between Lock 7, Feakes Lock and Lock 6, Sheering Mill Lock. Our team are working to resolve the issue. Please avoid non essential journeys for the time being, we'll update this notice with more information once our team have resolved the issue.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Low water levels between Lock 6 Sheering Mill Lock and Lock 7, Feakes Lock.”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019e3b5b-7213-77f1-8ab0-08effc99d4d6.

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