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Navigation Closure - Lock 15, Picketts Lock and Lock 14, Ponders End Lock.

A navigation closure on the Lee Navigation, 14 August 2026 to 17 August 2026 — 3 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Lee Navigation
Region
London and South East
Started
14 August 2026
Status
Reopened 17 August 2026
Days shut
3
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

Please be advised that Lock 14 Ponders End and Lock 15 Picketts Lock are now open.

Where

Updates · 2

3 days with no update after the last one.

14 August 2026 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised that this notice will be updated by noon Monday the 17th not 9am as stated previously.

14 August 2026 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised that the pound between Lock 14 Ponders End and Lock 15 Picketts Lock is dangerously low and a navigation closure will be closed between these locks until Monday the 17th of August at 9am to allow the levels to recover.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure - Lock 15, Picketts Lock and Lock 14, Ponders End Lock.”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019fffd7-ade2-7a29-be68-023866e9f5d2.

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