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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
- River Stort: Lock 7, Feakes Lock to Lock 6, Sheering Mill Lock
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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