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Stourton Locks 1 - 2 Low Water Levels and boat possible capsize.
A navigation closure on the Stourbridge Canal, 25 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 — 2 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Stourbridge Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 25 May 2026
- Status
- Reopened 27 May 2026
- Days shut
- 2
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Vandalism
- 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 now recovered and navigation is open again.
Where
- Stourbridge Canal: Stourton Lock 4 (Bottom Lock) to Lock 16, Stourbridge Bottom Lock
Updates · 1
2 days with no update after the last one.
25 May 2026 · 0 days since the previous
The canal section has suffered from vandalism overnight resulting in large sections of canal being drained resulting a boat grounding and possible capsize. No running of water until craft has been recovered by specialist team.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Stourton Locks 1 - 2 Low Water Levels and boat possible capsize.”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019e5e28-ed11-7a04-b1df-6a2aeb19b66d.
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